The President of the Internal Elections Commission of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)and Minister of Public Works and Communications, Deligne Ascensionrevealed that the internal elections of that party they have been developed from “normal way” and without no mishap during the early morning and mid-day hours.
It is expected that today the 1,256 able delegates for the election of the internal authorities, choose the figures of president, secretary general, three vice presidents, and three undersecretaries in a process that was scheduled to last until 4 in the afternoon this Sunday.
The ex-president, Hipolito Mejia, He was one of the first leaders of the ruling party to go to vote and highlighted the agility of the process, of the automated system, and added that the ruling party will emerge stronger from this process.
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“I ask the militancy to stay united… our unity is guaranteed and must be guaranteed, we have learned a lot from our mistakes and those conflicts are in the past,” said Mejía.
After Mejía, at approximately 10:00 in the morning, the virtual winner of the general secretary of the ruling party (there are no more candidates for the position), Carolina Mejiaassuring that the PRM is “more united than ever”, despite the fact that several of the candidates for the leadership of that organization have expressed their rejection of the method of choosing the new authorities by way of delegates and not by universal vote.
«It is natural that in our own families there are differences, and having differences does not represent a division; consensus is built and we continue to work together; We have learned a lot in these years in office and it has made it easier for us to have this relationship that we have but above all to continue to be stronger”, emphasized the also mayor of the National District.
Subsequently, the president of the organization and administrative minister of the presidency, Jose Ignacio Paliza He went to the polls shortly after Carolina Mejía, emphasizing the unity that the party presents.
“In unity we have and will guarantee that we will have promising electoral tournaments and positive results. In this process, the unity of all of us as a party behind the work of President Luis Abinader is established,” added the Administrative Minister of the Presidency.