Orlando Gil, writing for the government-intervened Listin Diario newspaper, says that the PRD is being swamped by
\nmediators, most of whom have their own political agenda. The party should learn, says the commentator, that political
\ndifferences must be sorted out by political means, and he called for a vote at a party convention. The real problem is
\nambition and power, continues Gil, and the reluctance to submit to a popular vote means that the candidates are engaged in
\nan “endless race”. It is strange, he concludes, that with all the evidence against them, in the shape of opinion polls and
\nthe recent plebiscite, still the PRD does not see that an attempt at fielding the same team for the next elections would
\nbe a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Orlando Gil, writing for the government-intervened Listin Diario newspaper, says that the PRD is being swamped by mediators, most of whom have their own political agenda. The party should learn, says the commentator, that political differences must be sorted out by political means, and he called for a vote at a party convention. The real … <\/p>\n