Losing candidate still counts the votes

Santo Domingo.- The ex presidential candidate of Dominican Republic’s major opposition party (PRD) yesterday said he’s still tallying the affidavits sent Sunday by the polling places to compare them with those from the PRD delegates, prior to issuing a statement.

Hipólito Mejía said once that process concludes, he will state his position regarding the Central Electoral Board’s (JCE) declaring that ruling PLD ex candidate Danilo Medina the winner with 51.24% of the votes.

The ex-president spoke to reporters at his campaign headquarters in the Naco sector, and pledged to “fulfill his commitment with the press.”