SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The presidential candidate for the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), Miguel Vargas Maldonado, on Friday reiterated his position of rejection of attempts to install refugee camps for Haitians in the country
“We reject any attempt to establish refugee camps for Haitians in the Dominican Republic,” Vargas Maldonado said.
“We are the ones who have collaborated and supported the Haitian people the most, but we cannot continue to be burdened with any solution to Haiti that involves the Dominican Republic.”
In the May 19 presidential election run-up, Vargas Maldonado participated in a program hosted by the Corripio Communications Group.
He also called on Dominicans and PRD militants to “defend the sovereignty” of the Dominican Republic.
“We have to defend our sovereignty and our territory, and in that sense, we are committed as individuals and as the Dominican Revolutionary Party,” he said.
Maldonado took advantage of the occasion to present his proposals on public spending, security, and migration, among other topics.
General elections will be held here on May 19 to elect a president, vice president, 32 senators, and 190 deputies. In all, 264 posts will be at stake.
In the case of the presidency, if none of the candidates obtain 50 plus one percent of the votes, a second round will follow on June 30.
In the upcoming elections, 8,118,214 people will be eligible to vote, of which 51.28 percent are women and 48.72 percent are men.
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