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07-16-2009, 04:00 PM
Former President Hipolito Mejia's faction within the main opposition PRD party has described the decision to call a convention to proclaim Miguel Vargas Maldonado as president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) this Sunday as "regrettable". Yesterday they contested the whole thing before the Central Electoral Board (JCE), challenging the party's call for a convention.
The JCE Disputes Chamber immediately convened both parties to a public hearing at 10am this morning.
The protest was filed by a commission headed by leading PRD members Pedro Franco Badia, Hector Guzman and Eligio Jaquez.
The document identifies aspiring party vice presidential candidate Julio Cesar Cedeno, Victor Tomas Mendez, Ramon Cruz and Juan Taveras Hernandez, as well as Miguelina Alba who is hoping to become the party secretary general, as plaintiffs in the case. The dispute is based on the fact that the call to the proclamation is in violation of the PRD statutes and the Regulations for the XXVII Ordinary National Convention.
Franco Badia denied that the refusal to accept Vargas's proclamation is an attempt to sabotage his presidential aspirations.
Despite the challenge, everything is ready for Vargas Maldonado's proclamation as the new PRD president. "The party is willing to defend the legality and the legitimacy of the conventions that are going to be held on Sunday, 19 July, and everyone is continuing to work towards the celebration of these events," said party secretary general Orlando Jorge Mera.
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The JCE Disputes Chamber immediately convened both parties to a public hearing at 10am this morning.
The protest was filed by a commission headed by leading PRD members Pedro Franco Badia, Hector Guzman and Eligio Jaquez.
The document identifies aspiring party vice presidential candidate Julio Cesar Cedeno, Victor Tomas Mendez, Ramon Cruz and Juan Taveras Hernandez, as well as Miguelina Alba who is hoping to become the party secretary general, as plaintiffs in the case. The dispute is based on the fact that the call to the proclamation is in violation of the PRD statutes and the Regulations for the XXVII Ordinary National Convention.
Franco Badia denied that the refusal to accept Vargas's proclamation is an attempt to sabotage his presidential aspirations.
Despite the challenge, everything is ready for Vargas Maldonado's proclamation as the new PRD president. "The party is willing to defend the legality and the legitimacy of the conventions that are going to be held on Sunday, 19 July, and everyone is continuing to work towards the celebration of these events," said party secretary general Orlando Jorge Mera.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)