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10-04-2006, 06:40 PM
Next Monday, President Leonel Fernandez, together with leaders of the Congress and the Judiciary will launch the consultation process that will lead to the Constitutional Reform promised for 2007. The ceremonies will begin with a speech at the UASD University's Aula Magna, and members of the diplomatic corps, political and union leaders; the media and high-ranking Church officials will be present. Several sectors of the population have asked for the Constitution to be changed via a Constitutional Assembly rather than the series of sessions that the President is now proposing. Among these groups is the Citizen Participation group that has released a document that asks for the Constitutional Assembly to be elected in 2008 during the 16 May Presidential elections. While groups such as MIUCA and the communist Workers Party prefer the consultations, other groups such as the National Private Enterprise Council (CONEP) and the Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) among others are favoring the process involving a Constitutional Assembly. President Fernandez originally promised such a process, but now apparently has changed his stance. The process is being coordinated by the Economic, Social and Institutional Council, chaired by Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado.
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