Danilo a no show at meeting

[NewsWhore]

Former presidential candidate Danilo Medina was a no show at last night's meeting of the PLD's political committee. During the meeting, which was headed by President Leonel Fernandez, 18 November was chosen as the date that the party will proclaim Fernandez as PLD candidate in the 2008 election. Medina did not give the committee a reason for not attending. During the meeting it was decided that Reinaldo Pared Perez would remain as head of the Senate and Cristina Lizardo would remain as vice president. Also it was decided that Julio Cesar Valentin would remain as head of the Chamber of Deputies and Yomaira Mediana, sister of Danilo Medina, would be its vice president.

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