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Fernandez swears in leaders from several parties in Higuey

According to the account of the event, Leonel Fernandez led the swearing-in in Higuey of leaders from several political organizations, business owners and…

--- The context --- According to the account of the event, the Higuey sports center drew a crowd for the swearing-in of new members of the Peoples Force, at an activity led by its president, Leonel Fernandez, on a tour of the eastern region that also includes gatherings in Hato Mayor and San Pedro de Macoris. --- The facts --- As reported, the venue was filled to capacity, and those joining included former senator German Castro, former leaders of the Modern Revolutionary Party, the Social Christian Reformist Party and the Liberal Reformist Party, as well as business owners, professionals and representatives of different sectors of La Altagracia province. The account details that Jose Rodriguez Reyes, Lepido Botello and Julio Nunez were also sworn in, together with Frank Rodriguez Reyes, Frank Antonio de los Santos, Ruddy Martinez, Ramon Pichardo and David Antonio Pichardo Ubiera, along with other leaders from several organizations, per the list presented at the activity. --- The positions --- According to what was said at the event, Fernandez expressed surprise at the size of the crowd and noted that, for a moment, he believed it was already May of 2028. He considered it significant, according to the account, that leaders linked to a party in government decided to join an opposition party, which he attributed to discontent with the current administration. According to the reported remarks, Angela Maria Rivera Carela said she arrives ready to add efforts and work for unity and for the participation of women, young people and community leaders, while Jose Rodriguez Reyes called for turning the support shown at the event into organized electoral participation looking toward 2028. --- What remains unknown --- The account does not specify how many people were sworn in overall, nor the internal roles the new members will hold in the provincial structure, and it does not report reactions from the organizations the newly incorporated leaders came from. --- Unanswered questions --- How many new members does the Peoples Force add in La Altagracia after this swearing-in ceremony? What concrete responsibilities will the incorporated leaders assume within the provincial structure? How will the organizations they came from respond to these departures reported at the event? --- EPM analysis --- What was reported shows an event focused on widening the partys territorial base in the east, with profiles from diverse political trajectories and a youth component represented, according to the account, by the Generacion Verde movement, reported to have close to 200 members and a goal of surpassing 5,000 young people. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the informative value of the event lies in the breadth of origins that the account itself documents and in the emphasis placed on women, young people and community leaders as part of the new stage described by the speakers. The swearing-in, as reported, works as a snapshot of territorial reorganization in La Altagracia whose real reach can only be measured once the assigned responsibilities are known, along with the permanence of those incorporated and their translation into sustained community work over the coming months ahead.
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