The five candidates for the presidency of the country, Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, Jacinto Peynado, Rafael Alburquerque and Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader signed an agreement last week, el Pacto por el Respeto a la Constituci\u00f3n y por la Gobernabilidad, committing their acceptance of the results of the election as declared by the Junta Central Electoral, and to cooperate to ensure that the voting process proceeds normally. The agreement was signed at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in Santo Domingo in presence of representatives of the Catholic Church, the news media, six labor unions, the Confraternidad Evang\u00e9lica Dominicana, and representatives of the business community and universities. The event was considered to be another advance for Dominican democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
President Balaguer was asked to sign the pact in his position as president of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano but refused to do so, saying he was not running for office.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The five candidates for the presidency of the country, Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, Jacinto Peynado, Rafael Alburquerque and Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader signed an agreement last week, el Pacto por el Respeto a la Constituci\u00f3n y por la Gobernabilidad, committing their acceptance of the results of the election as declared by the Junta Central … <\/p>\n