Medina Strengthens his Hand

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Report 19 Feb 2014 by Pavel Isa Contreras and Fabricio Gomez
Executive SummaryPresident Danilo Medina and his team swept the vote in the PLD convention that elected new members for its most powerful bodies. Medina’s followers landed almost all the new posts, in contests for both the central and political committee.The big loser was former President Leonel Fernández, who, after this election, is no longer the undisputed leader of his party. He’ll now be forced to share power with Medina, while Medina will have far more leeway to make changes in his cabinet, and to shape it to his own vision. Given the weaknesses of the opposition, spells significant c...

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