The weekend?s papers cover former President Leonel
\nFern?ndez (1996-2000) on the campaign trail for the PLD. Fern?ndez lambasted the
\nruling PRD party?s ?disastrous? rule, criticizing what he called ?unbridled
\nambition to exercise power? that is proposing the re-election of President Mej?a.
\nFern?ndez? also criticized the approval of the judges of the Chamber of Accounts
\nand the Central Electoral Board.
\nAccording to Hoy and the List?n Diario, Leonel Fern?ndez accused the poor track
\nrecord of the ruling PRD party as being responsible for the pessimism that is
\naffecting the nation.
\nAccording to the List?n Diario, Fern?ndez accused the PRD of doing little for
\nthe country in spite of expenditures of over RD$200 billion pesos during the
\npast three years, a sum that was RD$40 billion pesos more that the PLD spent
\nduring their four years in power.
\nEx-President Fern?ndez pointed to schools, hospitals and highways that are still
\nnot completed, despite having been nearly finished by his government.
\nThe increase in taxes was another sore point that the former chief executive
\nemphasized as a negative in his speech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The weekend?s papers cover former President Leonel Fern?ndez (1996-2000) on the campaign trail for the PLD. Fern?ndez lambasted the ruling PRD party?s ?disastrous? rule, criticizing what he called ?unbridled ambition to exercise power? that is proposing the re-election of President Mej?a. Fern?ndez? also criticized the approval of the judges of the Chamber of Accounts and … <\/p>\n