Recently, a group of leaders of the Dominican Liberation Party He led to the Superior Electoral Court to prevent the early election of a presidential candidate for the 2028 process.
For the former presidential candidate, Abel Martínezthe decision issued by the TSE and the reaction of the organization in a general sense is a sign that in that party things are not imposed by the will of a man.
“Well, the important thing is that democracy wins and that the triumph is of institutionality and respect for the law. We from the beginning that underwent the discussion in the political committee of the Dominican Liberation Partywe set our position. Our position was clear. We have to respect the deadlines that the law rules, “he said Abel Martínez In his home in Jacagua, Santiago.
“In case we go to look for an alternative, we have to agree all, since it is a kind of contract. In a contract is what the law says or what they establish the Parties. This was not done, “he added.
- Martínez refers to the group that promotes Francisco Javier García to be the PLD candidate in 2028.
“Our organization, unanimously in the Political Committee, agreed to respect and abide by the ruling of the Superior Electoral Court“Martínez said.
But he had no choice.
“Well, the option is always doing the right thing. When there are several options, you always have to take the right path and that was what the Dominican Liberation Party. And neither does we prevent us from continuing to talk “
“We are in conversations, both with the Senior Management of this party as with the other applicants, to look for alternatives that strengthen unity and that strengthen the PLD“He said.
It has no owners
The exits of recent leaders of the PLD They will not end the game, Martínez understands, because the PLD is a base partynot individuals.
“The PLD is one of the few parties of the democratic system in Dominican Republic that has no owner, in the PLD there is no owner, there is a figure as it was or as it is Leonel Fernándezthe PLD continued, “he said.
Who has owner? What others Parties do they own?
“Others Parties They have the system’s owner, when you have to talk to some parties for alliance, no, that decides for such, that is decided by the head, most parties of the democratic system have an owner, because unfortunately the system of political parties has been permeated since EDominican Stado from the Dominican state you see many franchises that have the seal of a political party, which go on a ballot, but in exchange for an appointment, in exchange for so many decrees, that is, that is unfortunate, “he added.
Keep aspiring
Despite having stayed third and receiving little more from 10 % From the voting vote, Martínez does not lose expectations and aspires to be the candidate of the PLD and the next president of the Dominican Republic.
“Well, we have expressed it. This is a decision that is not delegable to anyone. It is a firm position that we have to serve the Dominican Republic From a position, as we have done from prosecutor, deputy, president of the Chamber of Deputiesmayor of Santiago for eight years, that we rescued a city that was abandoned, which was lost, “he said.
“What do we lack? This 25 -year experience in the public service, making it available to the Dominican Republic. So that? To do it well, to govern efficiently, to administer the resources of the State correctly and honest, but above all to present results, “he said.
- And know MARTÍNEZ What do the people want?
“The Dominican people want results, do not want speeches, do not want promises, want facts, want actions. And in that we have not forged and we have not formed, not only within the Dominican Liberation Partybut in public service, “he said.
“The approval of the Criminal Code was necessary, obviously as some figures have pointed out in the legal order, merits of other changes that had to be made now, I would say that it took a long time and in the end it was then approved in a hurried way, it had to be done, but we can definitely say that there are some articles, some legal issues that merit of a greater discussion, but at the moment it was necessary that the justice was approved, that the justice would Suitable for crimes, for crimes that were not contemplated in the old code.
It was disconnected from the town
Abel Martínez Consider that one of the reasons why the PLD has lost two consecutive elections, after winning four runs is that its officials are They disconnected of the flat people.
“We lost a little the essence of that connection. Not governing, because when we governed we did it for the town. There are the works, there is 4% for the educationthere are the more than 26,000 Classrooms, teacher training, the great works, there is the subway, there is the cable car.
“There are the great avenues, the laws that created the Rule of law They are there. From that point of view we did not lose the connection with the people. “
He argued, however, that in the “feeling, in the essence that we can represent that forgotten worker, that teaching sector, those doctors, that motoconchista, that woman who fights day by day To keep the family standing, that man who goes to the 5 in the morning Because he has to feed his children, who has to send him to study. So, I think we have to return to that essence that led us to power. ”
“We were representatives of those social causes. In a moment, we may get used to governing, to govern well, although I also believe that within our government you have to learn and correct errors, because as human beings we are not perfect, as a government we were not perfect. One has to Correct errors And relaunch that work mystique in what we have called a connection with the people, “he added.
PLD attack
Taking into account that five years have passed since some of these judicial processes against former PLD officials and relatives of the former president Danilo MedinaWould you dare to say that they were used to mistreat, to hit, to deteriorate the image of the political organization beyond pursuing a crime or a particular crime?
“Well, the attack on Dominican Liberation Party It has come from many sectors, it is not only from the government, it is also from the opposition itself.
“From sectors disguised as civil society. Remember that in 2020 that brutal attack against the Dominican Liberation Partythe Bandera Squarethat is, the opposition to PLD He managed to articulate speeches that over time have faded and apply to themselves. “
Martínez considers that we have now observed many disasters of administration doubtful of public resources in this Government.
“And what happened? That is, it is what I have been saying. justice You must act regardless of whether you are governing “.
Support migratory measures
When talking about the migration issue and the measures that the government of Luis Abinader has implemented against the undocumented Haitians, Abel Martínez It seems to agree, but believes that more can be done.
“Well, there has been an attempt from the government, especially in the last six months, of mass deportations. It lost a lot time. There is a problem that is involved in our roots as Dominicans that will take years, but a lot of political will is needed. We value the effort that is being made, it is not enough. “
He considered that it is not only to deport, it is that “that wall that you are building should not be a simple Block and cement mesh and wires. There must be a mesh, a legal wall, a Technological wallan economic wall. “
And indicated that “we must strengthen the border populations of Dominicans who are our first barrier against illegal immigration. We have to be tougher with the punishment to those who They traffic with illegal“
