In a formal ceremony held Saturday at the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)’s National Headquarters in Santo Domingo, party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado delivered a scathing rebuke of the country’s sitting administration, leveling sharp accusations that the government has abandoned its campaign pledges and sidelined the most pressing needs of the Dominican public. The event marked the official swearing-in of newly appointed PRD leaders for municipal and district-level bodies across the southwestern province of Barahona, concluding the party’s months-long push to solidify its territorial organizational structure.
Speaking directly to attendees and party members, Vargas did not mince words in his assessment of the current government. “This is a deceitful administration, a government built entirely on broken promises — it has achieved nothing tangible to advance the interests of the Dominican people,” he stated. The veteran opposition leader went on to frame the ruling bloc’s governance as deeply incompetent, arguing that poor policy management has failed to deliver benefits for the country’s vast majority, while citizen demands have gone completely unanswered by sitting authorities.
The swearing-in ceremony was presided over by Vargas alongside the PRD’s top party leadership: Peggy Cabral, the party’s secretary-general; Héctor Guzmán, executive president; Carlos Dicló, national organization secretary; and Pelvis Deñó, head of the Barahona Provincial Committee. New officeholders took their oaths for posts across multiple Barahona municipalities and districts, including Ayadi de León for Pescadería, Domingo Ernesto de León for Fundación, Israel Matos for Quita Coraza, Beyanira López for the municipal district of Cachón, and Maconi Ferrera for Palo Alto. Leadership for the Habanero municipal district was also formally installed during the event.
The completion of Barahona’s organizational structure represents a key milestone in the PRD’s broader national strategy to expand its grassroots presence, improve coordination between local chapters and the party’s central national directorate, and consolidate its position as the leading opposition bloc ahead of upcoming electoral cycles. Saturday’s event publicly reaffirmed the party’s ongoing organizational push across all municipal and district-level jurisdictions in the province, even as its top leader continues to ramp up critical rhetoric challenging the government’s performance and policy track record.