The legislators of the Dominican Liberation Party ( PLD ) chose this Wednesday afternoon the spokespersons who will represent that organization in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. Gustavo Sánchez was replaced by Juan Julio Campos and Yván Lorenzo was ratified in the position.
In a meeting coordinated by the vice president of the PLD , Temístocles Montás, and the secretary of Legislative Affairs, Rafael Calderón, held at the Casa Nacional Reinaldo Pared Pérez, the spokesperson in the lower house, the vice spokeswoman and who will occupy the secretariat of the PLD bloc.
According to a press release, Juan Julio Campos, representative of the PLD for the province of La Altagracia, was elected spokesman for the caucus when the ballots deposited by the 59 participating congressmen were counted.
The PLD bloc was completed with the election of Rosa Hilda Genao from Santiago as deputy spokesperson, and the secretary will be Enmanuel Morales from Santo Domingo province.
The block of senators met minutes before the deputies, proceeding to the ratification of Yván Lorenzó to continue as the spokesperson for the PLD in the Upper House.
Standing up, the congressmen present paid tribute to the outgoing PLD spokesman in the Chamber of Deputies, Gustavo Sánchez, who held those responsibilities for eight years. Unanimously, the block of PLD deputies decided to formalize the recognition of Sánchez in an act, as would the Political Committee, of which the outgoing spokesperson is a member.
Temistocles Montás and Rafael Calderón were accompanied in coordinating the work of electing the directors of their parliamentary blocks by senators Yván Lorenzo and José del Castillo, and deputies Radhamés Camacho, Víctor Suarez and Gustavo Sánchez, members of the Political Committee.
In the installation of the legislature that begins on August 16, the PLD will present in the hemicycles of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, those elected this Wednesday afternoon to form the leadership of both parliamentary blocs through an open, transparent and participatory process.
Fuente: diariolibre.com