In Dominican Republic, president announces intended constitutional reform

President Luis Abinader announced [on 18 August] that this year he will propose a constitutional reform to consolidate the independence of the public prosecutor’s office and “shield the democratic advances that we have achieved,” for which he will ask starting tomorrow for the support of the country’s political and entrepreneur leadership. During his address to the nation from the National Palace to commemorate his first year in office, Abinader affirmed that he is determined “to thoroughly modernize our country, and that is why we have defined twelve reforms that will produce a second institutional and material restoration for the Dominican Republic”. Abinader reported that from today “I will send a communication to the leaders of the main parties and social and business organizations to accompany me in this task.”
Read the full article here: Dominican Today