President Leonel Fernández said on Saturday, on occasion of celebrating the second year anniversary of the PLD government, that in the DR there is independence of the branches of the state. He ensured during the meeting with PLD leaders held at the Club Mauricio Báez that all state enterprises would be privatized by the end of his administration, or year 2000. The Executive Branch has had strong differences of opinion with the Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch.