The long-time technical director of the National District city government, Domingo Contreras, aspired to be the PLD candidate for the National District in the 2016 municipal elections, but the ruling party selected current mayor Roberto Salcedo to run for a third term.
Now, the tragic murder of Juan de los Santos of Santo Domingo East, the largest municipality in Greater Santo Domingo, could catapult him to prove himself as mayor.
Diario Libre reports that his main rival, singer-songwriter Manuel Jimenez, disgruntled because De los Santos was handpicked by the party based on his opinion poll ratings, announced he would switch to run for Dominicanos por el Cambio (DxC). This leaves the door open for Domingo Contreras, who lived in the municipality for 14 years.
De los Santos has been temporarily replaced by deputy mayor Jeannette Medina Luciano.
The municipality has the largest population of the Greater Santo Domingo area and handles the largest budget.
Contreras is regarded as a close confidant of President Danilo Medina.
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