PLD presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo received the support of five minority parties. The parties that announced they would ally with the PLD and register Castillo as their presidential candidate are the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Dem\u00f3crata Popular -PDP), Alternative Democratic Movement (Movimiento Democr\u00e1tico Alternativo -Moda), Civic Renovator (C\u00edvico Renovador -PCR), Christian Democratic Union (Uni\u00f3n Dem\u00f3crata Cristiana – UDC) and Liberal Action (Acci\u00f3n Liberal -PAL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In accepting the support, Castillo spoke of how he shares with these parties the principals of plurality and democratic convergence. He spoke of his interest in together advancing toward the social, political, economic and cultural development of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gonzalo Castillo was sworn in as candidate by the presidents of the five parties: for Moda, Emilio Rivas Rodr\u00edguez; for the PCR, Jorge Radham\u00e9s Zorrilla Ozuna; for the PDP, Nelson Didiez Nadal; for the UDC, Luis Acosta Moreta (El Gallo) and for the PAL, Maritza L\u00f3pez de Ortiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attending the event were the campaign manager for Castillo, executive vice president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation Rub\u00e9n Jim\u00e9nez Bichara; the PLD Central Committee member Francisco Dom\u00ednguez Brito; the secretary of electoral affairs for the PLD, Sports Minister Danilo D\u00edaz; the executive director of the Center for Exports & Investment, Marius de Le\u00f3n, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n