After a six-hour meeting of the entire Political Committee of the PLD, the decision was made by a majority of vote to nominate the current President Danilo Medina for another four years of office.
Of the 35 voters, 23 voted for this proposal.
Danilo Medina
But they have to change the law according to the American system in which a president may govern up to 8 years in a row.
The opponents included the former President Leonel Fernández and his wife Margarita Cedeño de Fernaández.
During the meeting, a committee was established that this will present a bill in the Senate.
The other parties President's candidates have strongly criticized these plans.
They will advise the Senate to vote against the proposal.
Polls among the people show that Danilo Medina is extremely popular and that 69% of all voters are in favor of a next term of office for the current president.
