Written by: Rosario Espinal
Most PRD voters abandoned the convention Miguel Vargas Maldonado of Hipólito Mejía. Some readings will emphasize results Mejia's political skills, others the faults of Vargas. Undoubtedly
Hipolito Mejia has a style that better ties with a large segment of the Dominican population, is vulgar. But that charisma was tested during his rule and was devalued by the negative result of its management. It is hard to argue that the victory was due mainly to their strengths.
In my opinion, the result is due mainly to the weaknesses and the political mistakes of Miguel Vargas.
Under his leadership, the "new PRD" officially portrayed corporate-conservative project not linked to populism and liberalism, which historically served to support the PRD as a mass party.
Embarked on the PRD project to build a non-combative, conservative sectors related to supporting Leonel Fernandez, Vargas turned the wick of inspiration PRD. Received a high percentage of support for candidates in 2008, and then for the party presidency in 2009, but those numbers reflected more the lack of options than a real support for his leadership.
Overwhelmed by the 2004 electoral defeat, and then opaque leadership hostage Vargas, the PRD lost the mystique politics, and even the illusion of returning to power. They lost the elections of 2006 and 2008.
Then came the political folly to be anointed Vargas by Leonel Fernandez, who desperately needed the validation of constitutional reform.
Fernández Being chosen as leader of the PRD to negotiate the constitutional, Vargas inflated his power and was quickly elected president of the party with visual ostentation and without opposition in 2009.
The assumption that this strategy was crowned president of the PRD, Vargas would not have the shadow of Hipólito Mejía and other historical leaders, and could dominate the party structure without difficulty. Under this logic, also prevented access by Guido Gómez Mazara the General Secretariat.
constitutional pact symbolized Miguel Leonel imbecility of this political strategy. Instead of using constitutional reform to advance a democratic project that will connect with the social legacy of Joseph F. Peña Gómez, Miguel Vargas reaffirmed its corporate-conservative project. Line dropped their legislators voted in favor of Article 30, and disguised defense of life, almost all PRD legislators voted like sheep for that infamous article.
But also, and mostly negative for Vargas, the pact included the elimination of never re-election, the main reason for which Fernandez was promoted constitutional reform. Thus, Vargas nailed a Double knife: validated repostulación future of its two main rivals, Fernandez and Mejia. Under the mandate
Vargas as president of the party, the PRD also lost the 2010 election. They got many votes but won a senate, the PRD did almost opposition to the government. The central objective of the team behave Vargas was to return to power with the support of conservatives who claim to Fernandez.
Hipólito Mejía's triumph at the convention shows the need PRD of political ardor. With his return to the front of the PRD, the Dominican political polarization again, not ideological or programmatic, but of style. Now the LDP will have a real opponent. By 2012
remains to be seen if the general population prevail bad memory Mejía government, or new illusion patronage invoking "came dad."
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