Under the premise of a necessary renewal for the first time in 16 years, several former officials from Danilo Medina’s past government were elected to decide the 110 vacant positions of the Central Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).
According to preliminary official figures released yesterday by the election commission, the votes were led by former Economy Minister Juan Ariel Jiménez with 11,485 votes in his favor; The third place was occupied by the former Minister of Youth, Robiammy Balcácer, with 9,980 votes, and the fourth place is occupied by the former candidate for senator for the national district, Rafael Paz, with 9,648
In 20th place is the former Minister of Public Health, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas with 4,872 votes; the former director of the National Health Service (SNS), Channel Rosa Chupany is on the 26th place with 4,658 votes, while the former Minister of Public Works, Ramón Pepín, is the 17th with 5,318 votes.
Another who is developing to join the Central Committee is the former director of communications of the National Palace, Roberto Rodríguez Marchena, who employs 75 people with 2,478 votes.
Last Sunday, the PLD elected 300 new members of the Central Committee, which will now have no less than 955 members.