1996 – Page 73

According to an opinion poll carried out by the Venezuelan firm Emevenca, published in Rumbo last week, the presidential candidate of the PRD leads with 47% of voters supporting him. The poll was carried out between 16 March and 3 April. Leonel Fernández of the PLD is in second place with 34%, and Jacinto Peynado …

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According to another poll, carried out by Penn and Schoen of the United States, the first round will have a very close finish. The company indicated on Wednesday, 10 April, that if the election were held today, the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo would obtain 42% of the vote, followed by …

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Congress is having trouble in obtaining a quorum for its sessions as many of its members are out campaigning. On Tuesday, the session had to be canceled because out of a total of 120 deputies, only 43 showed up. The same occurred for the senators, of which only 18 arrived, 13 for the PRSC and …

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The Proyecto de Apoyo a las Iniciativas Democráticas (PID), which is sponsored by the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), has invested RD$52 million to finance efforts to strengthen democracy in the country. Licenciado Radhamés Mejía, vice rector of the PUCMM, said that the PID has made disbursements in favor of 70 programs and …

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Victor Grimaldi, General Controller of the nation, announced on Wednesday, 10 April, that he will introduce a system to value government property, because, he said, there are people interested in looting it. He said that the plan is to immediately begin an inventory of government property, ranging from the infrastructure including highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, …

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Leonel Fernández, presidential candidate for the PLD, will be the first politician to speak at the round of presidential luncheons sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce from the 17 to 30 April at the Gran Hotel Lina. José Francisco Peña Gómez of the PRD is scheduled to speak next, on the 23 April, and …

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The former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, is expected in Santo Domingo on 22 April. He participated as an observer in the 1990 election following an invitation by the then president of the JCE, Froilán Tavares. He will visit on behalf of the Carter Institute to seek information on the Dominican electoral process. He will not …

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The PRD has launched 50,000 telephone cards on the market in an attempt to collect US$500,000 to help finance the campaign of José Francisco Peña Gómez, its presidential candidate. “Peña ’96, PRD Cash,” is the commercial name of the long distance telephone card being sold both here and in the United States. The finance committee …

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Vice President Jacinto Peynado, presidential candidate for the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, condemned the fact that several of the principal executives of the Junta Central Electoral’s Computer Center, have “strong ties” to the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano. He referred by name to the center’s director, Ramon Antonio Mueses Estrada, Miguel Gil Mejía, and Michel Roig, a …

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The JCE said on Friday, 12 April, that it will permit all citizens with late birth declarations to vote. This measure enfranchises some 38,818. The JCE, nevertheless, stated that some 51,000 people on the list of observed persons will not be allowed to vote. Among these were names linked to civilians that have enrolled in …

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