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11-15-2006, 05:10 PM
Both main opposition parties, the PRSC and the PRD have expressed support for the 48-hour national strike called by the Alternative Social Forum for tomorrow and Friday. The political parties say that they will support a peaceful strike. However, in the Chamber of Deputies, Congress leader Julio Cesar Valentin (PLD) said that a strike would not resolve anything and called the strike leaders "reckless". Several cities and towns in the Cibao region are already experiencing protests, mostly against the long blackouts. Leftist leaders Narciso Isa Conde, Fernando Pena and Eleuterio Abud joined forces in saying that, "The Fernandez government deserves a strike, and more than that."
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