2000News

JCE okays Balaguer as presidential candidate

The Junta Central Electoral rejected the impugning of the presidential candidacy of former President Joaquín Balaguer by relatives and friends of assassinated journalist Orlando Martínez. The candidacy challenge was rejected on grounds that it was "unfounded and lacking of legal base." The relatives of the assassinated journalist had requested that Judge Francisco Ortega order the …
2000News

PLD presents its government plan for 2000-2004

The Partido de la Liberación Dominicana formally put into circulation its government platform for 2000-2004. The program focuses on promoting sustainable economic development, an increase in social equity, consolidation of democracy and improvement of government management. Temístocles Montás, Technical Secretary of the Presidency and member of the party’s Political Committee said that the strategy presented …