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02-15-2007, 02:21 PM
Diario Libre writes that although the PLD has the votes to open Congressional discussions for constitutional reform, it may not have enough to pass the changes that the presidential commission is proposing. Opposition to the revisions is expected from both the PRD and the PRSC. Diario Libre writes that the PLD must then bring a unified position to the Congressional Revision Assembly. Reports of internal conflicts within the PLD party could also spell trouble. Diario Libre explains that the once-amicable relations between the government and Congress are now strained due in part to some senators' loyalty towards presidential pre-candidate Danilo Medina, who is challenging President Fernandez for the 2008 PLD presidential candidacy. Medina, nevertheless, has said that all senators will follow what the PLD political committee decides. The PLD has enough votes to convene the Constitutional Revision Assembly, but the party would need two thirds of the vote to pass changes. The PLD currently has 118 of 140 needed votes.
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