Dolores Vicioso – Page 8212

President Balaguer brought back his old campaign theme when participating in a major rally in Santiago and calling for Dominicans to vote on 16 May for the people, for Dominicans, and for the continuation of the works that have permitted the development of the nation. He also had strong criticism for foreign intervention in national …

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In a major rally held in Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city of the Dominican Republic, on Saturday, 4 May, President Joaquín Balaguer said that the former president of Colombia, Rómulo Betancur, raised matters beyond his responsibility as an observer of a national election. President Balaguer said that Mr Betancur spoke of the …

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The PRD decided to take advantage of the Haitian issue, and turn it into a rally for “morenos and morenas”, a soft connotation for black people, to vote for the party, as they were being shunned by the PLD. In an advertisement, the PRD states: “To the morenos and morenas of the country. No matter …

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Leonel Fernández, was reported in El Caribe last week as disregarding the statement made by his principal contender, José Francisco Peña Gómez, the presidential candidate of the PRD, in a political rally held in Santiago, that the election will decide whether low born men such as himself have the right to reach the presidency of …

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Last week, the former judge of the Junta Central Electoral and present president of the Academia Dominicana de la Historia, Dr Julio Genaro Campillo Pérez, said that he has established that the parents of José Francisco Peña Gómez were Dominicans. He said that they were Ogis Vicente and María Marcelino, who in the 1930s resided …

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Five former presidential candidates of different Latin American countries and 26 representatives of the Carter Center will be part of a group of observers that are expected in Santo Domingo on 12 May for the 16 May election. The group also includes politicians from Japan, Great Britain, the United States, Argentina, Mexico and Chile. It …

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The observing group from the Organization of American States has guaranteed the “total impartiality” of its 24 members. The group, headed by Santiago Murray, arrived on Wednesday, 8 May, and met with the Junta Central Electoral. The group has requested meetings with President Joaquin Balaguer and with the presidential candidates. Mr Murray arrived with Steven …

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Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, the head of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, called for citizens to go early to vote and asked that the losing candidates recognize the legitimate win of their adversary, and spare the nation the traumas of previous elections. The Catholic Church began on Sunday, 5 May, at …

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The JCE decided last week to declare null and invalid all unmarked voting papers. It said that a ballot will not be declared invalid if it is marked in two or more boxes that make up an alliance or coalition, but it will be counted as only one vote. If the voter marks two or …

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Rafael Subervi said that he will begin a campaign in the city to rid it of posters and other political publicity. He said that his gangs are ready to act two days after the JCE announces the winner of the election. He explained that the placement of posters is part of a culture which is …

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