PRD in trouble

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Only a few months ago, after the pact between President Leonel Fernandez and PRD president Miguel Vargas was signed, many observers thought the PRD was a strong contender for the 2012 elections. But recent departures of key figures in the party are leaving the once formidable opponent in an unstable condition. Yesterday, former Santo Domingo North Mayor Daniel Carvajal Lois announced he would leave the PRD, saying that he was tired of the manipulation, double talk and betrayal within the party. This is the second day in which a PRD stalwart has left the party ranks. Yesterday, Vicente Sanchez Baret announced his departure from the party. As part of his exit from the PRD, Carvajal took shots at the Vargas leadership, as well as at other members Ramon Alburquerque and Orlando Jorge Mera.

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