The ruling families

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New official appointments and the results of the 16 May midterm elections have increased the influence of several families in government, according to a report in Diario Libre. The Pared Perez, German and Montas families are cases in point. Reinaldo Pared Perez is now the Senate leader, his brother Sigfrido Pared Perez is the director of the National Investigations Department, and another brother Carlitos is Danilo Medina's assistant. The German family includes Education Minister Alejandrina, her brother Mariano who is the director of the Provincial Development Department, and her husband Jose Maria Sosa, who until recently served as Administrative Deputy Minister of the Presidency and is now a Deputy in Congress. Alejandrina's brother Emigdio leads the government welfare program known as Plan Social. Temistocles Montas is the Presidential Technical secretary and his son Juan Carlos is his assistant, while his brother Ruben is president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery. Two other Montas brothers, Jose and Gamalier, are mayor and Deputy for San Cristobal.
The report did not mention the new vice president of the Senate, Cristina Lizardo, senator for the Province of Santo Domingo and sister of General Controller Simon Lizardo.

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