Weekly Report - 23 December 2003

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRD - and then there were three

Central America & Caribbean 24 April 2007 Modified: 23 December 2003 170 views

Until the middle of last week the ruling Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) had two factions vying for the presidential nomination. One was the remaining core of the anti-reelection camp, which held primaries on 7 December and nominated party president Hatuey Decamps. The other — President Hipólito Mejí­a and three rivals — has now split over claims that Mejí­a has been rigging the primaries.

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