SANTO DOMINGO.- The senator of the Santo Domingo province for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Antonio Taveras Guzmán, assured this Tuesday that the constitutional reform proposed by President Luis Abinader will allow the country to dismantle the “curse” of indefinite presidential reelection. and closes the way to authoritarianism and the corruption that it entails.
“Today we present a reform to strengthen our democratic system, to put a lock on it so that no president ever again wants to violate the democratic principles of our constitution. Two terms and never again,” said the senator when promoting the piece in the National Assembly.
Antonio Taveras called on all deputies and senators to approve the prohibition of indefinite presidential re-election, and asked citizens to be attentive so that they know those who vote against democratic advance and the closure of authoritarian projects.
The senator, who in 2019 toured the country on a bus against the constitutional reform to favor Danilo Medina, assured that politicians who worry about having power for a long time forget to govern for the people, stealing hospitals, schools and opportunities for our young people.
“This is a key moment for deepening change. I am grateful to the citizens of the province who allow me to remain here. We are going to support President Abinader’s proposal. Today we put a lock on the curse of indefinite reelection,” he concluded.
