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The reform goes along without problems in the midst of preparations in the PLD to bring Danilo and Leonel closer

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The reform goes along without problems in the midst of preparations in the PLD to bring Danilo and Leonel closer
Leonel reappeared two days later in a multitude of people in Cristo Rey and in Congress there are agreements to pass the con vocation

SD. After the speech last Monday in which former President Leonel Fernandez seized a referendum as the condition for a constitutional reform, once again there appeared to be preparations to bring him closer to President Danilo Medina.

Fernandez reappeared yesterday in an activity for the mothers of Cristo Rey, which was celebrated by Doctor Felix Cruz Jiminian an his clinic.

The former President did not wish to talk about the situation of his party and he only said that he was "firm."

In the meantime, the spokesman for the bloc of deputies of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) admitted yesterday that over the last few hours they have been carrying out attempts in order to achieve an agreement between President Danilo Medina and the former President Leonel Fernandez.

Ruben Maldonado, one of the more than 40 deputies which as of yesterday had opposed the modification of the Constitution which would permit the re-nomination of Danilo Medina, stated that "there are attempts to apply a solution to this situation" and he did not discard the possibility of an agreement before the Senate session.

In the Congress of the Republic, a commission of four legislators headed by deputies aligned with Danilo Medina, Tulio Jimenez and Diego Aquino, was seen at various times in the areas of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.

The legislators did not give any statements regarding this. However, it turns out that they were trying to find an agreement with the legislators who are loyal to Fernandez.

One story that circulated was that for the Senate session which will listen to the second reading of the legislative proposal for the constitutional reform, there will be more votes in favor than the 21 of the last session.

One of the proposals to convince legislators would be "reelection for reelection", which would permit them to be the party's candidates for the 2016 - 2020 process.

Aquino is, in addition, one of the aspiring candidates for the Senate seat in the province of Bahoruco, which coincidentally is one of the seats of the Senate which still is not voting for the proposal.

At the same time, Maldonado weighed the possibility that this agreement was hinted at by Leonel Fernandez in his very debated speech of last Monday and he reiterated on several occasions that "there are good intentions and best wishes, that this conflict comes to a conclusion once and for all and that the PLD participates united in any process that occurs," said the legislator.

He argued in addition that for this "they are making contacts with the approval of former President Leonel Fernandez, and also of President Danilo Medina in order to find a way that will permit us to find an agreement in a general sense.

The second reading of the reform proposal will be today

The Senate of the Republic convened for today Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., the session in which they would deal with the second reading of the legislative proposal for the Law which declares the need to reform the Constitution of the Republic in its article 124. This modification would permit President Danilo Medina to be re-nominated for a second consecutive period. Last Tuesday the proposal was approved with 21 of 31 Senators present. The document permits the President of the Republic to opt for a second and unique consecutive constitutional period in office, and not be able to be nominated ever again.

Margarita and the star of Bethlehem

The Vice President of the Republic, Margarita Cedeño de Fernandez, yesterday asked "the star of Bethlehem" and the yellow star of the Dominican Liberation Party to illuminate the hearts of President Danilo Medina and of the former President Leonel Fernandez. She said that both Medina as well as Fernandez have always been very mature and thoughtful, so that she expects that the present situation will have a solution which favors the official party. She said that the PLD is an organization that they love and she trusts that it will continue to be united in order to continue achieving victories such as it has in the past.