Local April 25, 2012 - 10:50 am

U.S. Democratic Party sets local primaries for next week

Santo Domingo.- The Democratic Party on Wednesday announced its world primaries from May 1 to 4 in the Dominican Republic, to nominate presidential candidate Barack Obama and tap the 19 delegates who’ll represent American citizens of that party who abroad.

The selected delegates will attend the convention to be held September 3 to the 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina to proclaim Obama as Democratic Party candidate for the November 4 elections.

“President Barack Obama will have enough votes to be named the Democratic Party’s candidate," said he Democratic Party spokesman in Dominican Republic Roque Leonel Rodriguez, who said more information is available on the website votefromabroad.org, or on the phones 809-540-0800 and 829-841-6500, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

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