The Civic Renovation Party ( es, Partido Cívico Renovador, or PCR) is a political party in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
which was founded in 2006 as the Civic Renovation Movement by
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna ( Guayabo Dulce, born December 16, 1954) is a Dominican lawyer, politician, and retired General of the Dominican Army. He is the President and founder of the Civic Renovation Party. He was Chief of Staff of the ...
and a group of
social-democratic
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Dominicans. The party was recognized by the
Junta Central Electoral on December 16, 2009 and participated in the 2012 presidential elections, supporting
Dominican Liberation Party
The Dominican Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Spanish acronym, the PLD) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1973 by former president Juan Bosch, the party, along ...
candidate
Danilo Medina
Danilo Medina Sánchez ( : born 10 November 1951) is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020.
Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 ...
through the Purple Alliance.
Principles
The Civic Renovation Party is "a political organization built by Dominican men and women with freedom of action, pacts, and alliances, and with a strategic vision towards the consolidation of true democracy. This party conceives democracy as equality in social, political, economic, and educational opportunities."
Organization
The General Statutes outline the party's organization. The National Assembly (or Convention), its executive branch, is governed by the party president of the party.
It consists of:
* Members of the National Direction
* The president and secretary of each municipality
* The president of each municipal district
* The president, secretary-general, organizational, electoral, women’s and youth secretaries of provincial committees (except the
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional (; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the Provinces of the Dominican Republic, provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own. Before Octobe ...
)
The Distrito Nacional and the provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago are each represented by 10 delegates and their president and secretary-general. The National Assembly meets every two years; extraordinary meetings may be called by the president and secretary-general, the Executive Commission, or two-thirds of the National Direction. It approves and modifies party guidelines and the General Statutes, and elects the National Direction and the party's president and secretary-general.
The National Direction consists of the Executive and Political Commissions, the presidents and secretaries-general of the provincial committees, and the presidents of the municipal committees and districts. It elects the Executive Commission (except the party president and secretary-general), national secretaries and regional directors; implements National Assembly policies, and is familiar with Executive Commission reports. The National Direction meets every six months, and extraordinarily meetings may be called by the president and Secretary-General or two-thirds of its members.
The Executive Commission executes and directs policies approved by the National Assembly and National Direction. It consists of the president and vice-presidents, the secretary-general, the undersecretary-general, national secretaries, regional directors, and the presidents of the Distrito Nacional and the provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago. The commission implements National Direction policies and resolutions and National Assembly policies; directs relationships with other national and international organizations; recommends, approves, and modifies regulations and statutes, and nominates National Direction members. It meets every three months.
The Policy Commission directs policies and resolutions approved by the National Assembly and the National Direction. It consists of nine members: the president, the first vice-president, the secretary-general, the financial and organizational secretaries, the presidents of the Distrito Nacional and the provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago, and a member appointed by the party president.
The Policy Commission determines the number of commissions needed to perform specific tasks; follows up policies, actions, and resolutions approved by the National Direction and the Executive Commission, and elaborates regulations, codes, and procedures to regulate the party's bodies.
Party flag and anthem
The Civic Renovation Party flag has five horizontal stripes: green, symbolizing hope; yellow, symbolizing justice and faith in democracy, and red. The center has a coat of arms: a white hand holding a red flame, symbolizing solidarity with the Dominican nation. The upper part of the coat of arms has the party's acronym ( es, PCR) in navy blue. Under the coat of arms is the party’s motto: ''Democracia, Justicia y Solidaridad'' (Democracy, Justice, and Solidarity). The PCR anthem was written by party president
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna ( Guayabo Dulce, born December 16, 1954) is a Dominican lawyer, politician, and retired General of the Dominican Army. He is the President and founder of the Civic Renovation Party. He was Chief of Staff of the ...
to encourage societal development and well-being, regardless of personal religion or beliefs.
President
The president is the party's spokesperson and official representative and presides over the National Assembly, the National Direction, and the Executive Commission. They may convoke the National Direction, Executive Commission, and Political Commission whenever necessary to resolve an urgent situation affecting the country or the PCR.
The president presides over every PCR meeting, designates the commission of assessors, convokes extraordinary National Assembly meetings, and administers party income and expenses with the director of finance.
Party founder Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna is the current president. A follower of
Juan Pablo Duarte
Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876) was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of ...
,
Gregorio Luperón
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,
José Francisco Peña Gómez
José Francisco Peña Gómez (6 March 1937 – 10 May 1998) was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former May ...
, and
Juan Bosch, Zorrilla Ozuna bases the party's ideology on "serving the country, the people, and every Dominican; rescuing our origins and defending full democracy" and believes strongly that "a country without education, food, health, home, or equality cannot fully develop".
Progressive Renovator Pact
The
Dominican Liberation Party
The Dominican Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Spanish acronym, the PLD) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1973 by former president Juan Bosch, the party, along ...
(PLD), represented by President
Leonel Fernández
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, Secretary-General
Reinaldo Pared Pérez
Reinaldo de las Mercedes Pared Pérez (25 September 1956 – 29 October 2021) was a Dominican politician. He represented Distrito Nacional in Chamber of Deputies from 1998 to 2002, and served in the Senate since 2006. Pared Pérez was president ...
and
Danilo Medina
Danilo Medina Sánchez ( : born 10 November 1951) is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020.
Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 ...
, signed the Progressive Renovation Pact with the PCR, represented by President Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna and secretary-general Franklin White, on January 8, 2012. The pact, supporting Medina’s candidacy for
President of the Dominican Republic
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and
Margarita Cedeño
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for
Vice President
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, was signed with representatives of the PLD's Political Committee, its National Campaign Committee, and the PCR's National Direction. Other participating PLD members were
Francisco Javier García
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Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
, general coordinator of the campaign;
Euclides Gutiérrez Félix Euclid, Euclides, or Eucleides generally refers to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid of Alexandria (3rd century BC), who wrote a work on geometry called the ''Elements''.
It may also refer to:
People
* Euclid of Megara (c. 435 BC–c. 365 BC ...
;
Jaime David Fernández Mirabal
Dr. Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal (born 15 October 1956) is a Dominican psychiatrist, agronomist, and politician.
He was Vice President of the Dominican Republic, having served in the first Government of the Dominican Liberation Party from 19 ...
,
Temístocles Montás
Juan Temístocles Montás Domínguez (born May 6, 1950) is a Dominican politician,
economist and former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic. He previously served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Development and Technic ...
, Roberto Salcedo, and provincial Senators.
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