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04-07-2011, 05:10 PM
A proposal for a new rule to govern the ruling party PLD primary is doing the rounds. According to a report in El Caribe, a run-off election would be called 15 days after the first election if none of the candidates receive 50+1% of the vote. In the past, a simple majority was needed. Candidate alliances may be necessary.
El Caribe explains that polls show that Fernandez dissident Danilo Medina leads. Medina is the only candidate that has not subordinated opting for the candidacy to President Leonel Fernandez's decision on whether to seek the candidacy or not. The 2010 Constitution bans Fernandez from running for President in 2012.
The new ruling could unite followers of the candidates that favor President Fernandez rather than Medina. President Leonel Fernandez is banned from running for re-election by the 2010 Constitution.
There is now strong speculation that First Lady Margarita Cedeno may seek the PLD presidential candidacy. In the local press, full- page advertisements have begun to appear pushing the First Lady as representing values, education, social justice and equity. For months, her office has invested millions in a value-creating campaign.
Others who have announced their intent to participate in the presidential primary are Francisco Dominguez Brito, Franklin Almeyda, Jose Tomas Perez and Radhames Segura.
A February 2011 Gallup poll showed that Danilo Medina had 62.1%, the First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, 10.7%, the Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, 6.6%, Francisco Dominguez, 5.8% and Jose Tomas Perez, 5.6%.
Nevertheless, a March 2010 Asisa Research Group poll had showed that with former President Mejia as the PRD candidate, and if Danilo Medina wins the PLD's primaries, then the likely scenario for the 2012 Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic would be exactly the way it was back in the year 2000, when Mejia (PRD) beat Medina (PLD) with 49.8% of the vote. The PRD figures, nevertheless, take for granted that Mejia would have the full support of all the PRD voters. At present, party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado has not accepted his loss in the PRD primary, causing a split in the party.
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El Caribe explains that polls show that Fernandez dissident Danilo Medina leads. Medina is the only candidate that has not subordinated opting for the candidacy to President Leonel Fernandez's decision on whether to seek the candidacy or not. The 2010 Constitution bans Fernandez from running for President in 2012.
The new ruling could unite followers of the candidates that favor President Fernandez rather than Medina. President Leonel Fernandez is banned from running for re-election by the 2010 Constitution.
There is now strong speculation that First Lady Margarita Cedeno may seek the PLD presidential candidacy. In the local press, full- page advertisements have begun to appear pushing the First Lady as representing values, education, social justice and equity. For months, her office has invested millions in a value-creating campaign.
Others who have announced their intent to participate in the presidential primary are Francisco Dominguez Brito, Franklin Almeyda, Jose Tomas Perez and Radhames Segura.
A February 2011 Gallup poll showed that Danilo Medina had 62.1%, the First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, 10.7%, the Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, 6.6%, Francisco Dominguez, 5.8% and Jose Tomas Perez, 5.6%.
Nevertheless, a March 2010 Asisa Research Group poll had showed that with former President Mejia as the PRD candidate, and if Danilo Medina wins the PLD's primaries, then the likely scenario for the 2012 Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic would be exactly the way it was back in the year 2000, when Mejia (PRD) beat Medina (PLD) with 49.8% of the vote. The PRD figures, nevertheless, take for granted that Mejia would have the full support of all the PRD voters. At present, party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado has not accepted his loss in the PRD primary, causing a split in the party.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)