Due to popular demand, we are back to do a couple of election special episodes.

As many of you know, May 16, makes the date of the Dominican Republic elections, a joyous occasion for all!

For those of you not so familiar with who’s running and what they stand for, we have tried to give you a basic overview and some insights into what’s what etc.

Amable Aristy Castro - PRSC

Slogan - “El Presidente de los pobres”
Website - www.amablearisty.com.do

Real Job – Head of the Municipal League
Claim to Fame - travels around the country giving away cash and chickens (humvee and helicopter)

Miguel Vargas Maldonado - PRD

Slogan - “MVP”
Website - www.miguelvargasmaldonado.com

Real Job – None (former head of Pubic Works)
Claim to Fame – Has an 800 million peso home in Casa de Campo.

Leonel Fernandez - PLD

Slogan - !Pa’ lante, Presidente!
Website - www.leonelfernandez.com

Job – President (2nd term, interrupted)
Claim to Fame – The Metro will forever be connected to him and the recent Rio Group Cumbre.

Onto the fun…

Make sure you check out the end of the podcast for a very special phone call from the “Cardinal”

Right click on the link below and select either “Save Link As” or “Save Target As” to save the MP3 audio file to your desktop.

http://dr1.com/manguminute/episodes/election_1.mp3

Toodle Pip!