Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) spokesman in the Senate of the Republic, Aris Yván Lorenzo, assured that former president, Leonel Fernández, “recognizes the decision of the Central Electoral Council (JCE) and in its calculations ratifies” them as a minority party.
A confession of part, unveiled evidence. Let’s hope the algorithm is not invoked, ” said Elías Piña province representative, recalling the allegations made by the also president of the People’s Force, at a time when “ he was disadvantaged in the PLD’s open primaries. the results of the JCE “
Lorenzo described as compliance with the law and constitution of the Republic, the JCE’s decision regarding the distribution of funds and the location of the ballots, where only the PLD and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) appear in majority.
“As the Council did, as the former President of the People’s Force put it,” insisted the legislature, after representatives of the People’s Force protested in its regulations against the Senate’s decision at the Senate working meeting.
The also member of the PLD Central Committee presented a video showing Fernández defending his political organization and stating that the law stipulates that the calculation to determine whether a political organization is a majority is made on the basis of the last elections. .
“What were the last elections? The one dealing with the president, the senate, the chamber of deputies and overseas. The municipality was therefore not calculated in March for funding purposes,” Fernández said in the video.