Duarte Under Pressure

April 2006 | Political Risk Analysis

Heading into the March 13 Asociación Nacional Republicana (Colorados) internal presidential elections, President Duarte had been informed by the electoral authority that the constitution forbids him from holding a second post - whether public or private, remunerated or not - during his presidency. He could, however, run for the party leadership, they said (though he could not assume the presidency if he won it). Upon winning the election on March 13, he oversaw the appointment of the party's governing body before ceding the position to party vice-president José Alderete (Duarte's former public works minister) a few hours

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