Ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo announced that Vice President Margarita Cede\u00f1o is his choice for running mate in the 2020 May presidential election. President Danilo Medina was present for the announcement during the assembly of delegates of the PLD held at the Volleyball Pavilion in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center on Monday, 24 February 2020. Cede\u00f1o is a two-time Vice President under the Danilo Medina governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margarita Cede\u00f1o is the wife of former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez. The 54-year old lawyer was First Lady 2004-2008 and 2008-2012. Her husband lost in the PLD primary of 6 October 2020. Cede\u00f1o had offered him her support as he campaigned for the presidential ticket of the ruling political party. Fern\u00e1ndez has argued he was a victim of e-voting fraud in the primary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During her acceptance speech, Margarita Cede\u00f1o said: “We are going to think about serving the party, to serve the people. It is a great honor,\u201d she said. She thanked Gonzalo Castillo and the Political Committee and party delegates for trusting her to be the vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I came to serve my party, to serve my people, and I will continue working so that Gonzalo Castillo becomes President,” Cede\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PLD becomes the first major party to announce its vice-presidential candidate. The deadline had been 3 March 2020, but after the rescheduling of the municipal election to 15 March, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) extended the deadline for the registration of presidential and vice-presidential candidates to 10 March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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