Former President Joaquín Balaguer does not favor the reforming of the Constitution to include the possibility of calling a referendum to decide key issues. On the other hand, President Leonel Fernández, in a meeting with the political committee of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, said his party will promote, as of 16 August, the reform of the Constitution to make possible the holding of a plebiscite. The acting president of the PRD, deputy Tony Raful said that that organization will oppose a constitutional reform to make possible consecutive presidential re-election, but that the party may approve other reforms to the Constitution. The PRD will be majority in both congressional houses as of 16 August 1998.
