Santo Domingo.-The general secretary of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Johnny Pujols, said the organization came out of power after suffering a soft coup.
“All that antipolytic and hate discourse was achieved in the Dominican Republic and the blow infiltrated,” said Pujols. He explained that the PLD was the victim of a campaign that sought to associate the organization with acts of corruption, ignoring the previous efforts of the party to combat it.
“We did the law of free access to public information, purchases and hiring, all transparency portals, the unique treasure account, etc.” He insisted that the electoral result obtained by the organization in the past processes is closely linked to that discredit campaign.
No signs
He assured that the party has not referred to any journalist or accused anyone without evidence, following the complaints about alleged payments to communicators with funds from the United States Development Agency. He indicated that, however, the demand for data before these organizations as requested by the organization, is healthy and that all Dominicans should join.
Society link
Pujols acknowledged that one of the areas in which the party needs to improve is the link with society, especially in the cultural and sports sectors, which historically have been spaces of active mobilization of the PLD.
“We do not have all the answers, but we have made a clear diagnosis of the critical points of our organization and we are taking actions to overcome them,” he concluded. That interest in improving, those of the PLD are associated not only with the realization of their congress, but also with the recent choice of their secretariats.
In this regard, Cristina Lizardo, who coordinated the commission that directed the selection, highlighted the high level of internal participation during the process, which took place last Sunday, with 83 % of the members of the central committee exercising their right to vote.
Lizardo, together with Celenia Vidal, who was part of the commission, indicated that, of the 1,624 members of the central committee with the right to vote, 81 of them belong to the organisms of the sectionals abroad.
In this sense, participation in international sectionals was outstanding, with 98 % of the members of the Central Committee abroad participating in the elections.
“On this occasion, we had a massive participation of the classmates, something that reflects the vitality and internal democracy of the PLD. Of the 41 secretariats submitted to the election, 19 had a single applicant, which shows the commitment and unity within the organization, ”said Cristina Lizardo.
Electoral issues
Danilo Díaz, who is a representative of the entity before the Central Electoral Board (JCE), reiterated that the Constitutional Court was overreach with the sentence that determined conditions for the presentation of independent candidacies.
He highlighted the unit of criteria among the main political forces in order to work together with the voter agency in the construction of an effective law for the aims.
From the new identity and electoral card, he revealed that the only requirement of the parties around the company to hire, is that it has previous and successful experience in another country.
The blackouts
The leader of the PLD and former president of the State Electric Companies Corporation, Rubén Bichara, was also added to the weekly lunch of the Communications Group.
He warned about the seriousness of the electricity sector in the country, highlighting the lack of investment and maintenance in the infrastructure, particularly in the distribution area.
According to Bichara, the absence of investments has deteriorated the electrical system, directly affecting the substations, transformers and transmission lines.
“Definitely, the authorities have recognized that there has been an absence of investment in the sector.
This has generated a pending work cluster, especially in the distribution area, ”said Bichara, comparing the situation with a vehicle that is not given proper maintenance:“ If they do not change the oil or brakes, the vehicle does not go To support use for a long time, and the same goes for the electrical system. ”
Bicara explained that the lack of maintenance and planning in the sector has increased energy losses, which today exceed 50 % and that this crisis for summer is perpetuated, the results will be disastrous.
Trophy candidacy
– Warning
The election of a presidential candidate for this year is an issue that, according to Pujols, corresponds to the political committee. He warned, however, that a candidacy is not a trophy and that the party is more important.
