Civic Renovation Party

Civic Renovation Party
Partido Cívico Renovador
Abbreviation PCR
Leader Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
President Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Secretary-General Franklin White
Founder Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna
Founded 2009
Legalised December 16, 2009
Headquarters  Dominican Republic
Newspaper www.elrenovador.com
Ideology Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Colors                 
Slogan Renovemos la Patria, con Dios y la Fuerza de la Unión
Anthem
Party flag
Website
www.pcr.org.do

The Civic Renovation Party (Spanish: Partido Cívico Renovador, or PCR) is an emerging party in Dominican Republic, founded in 2006 as a political movement called Civic Renovation Movement, by Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna and a group of Dominican citizens with social democratic orientation.[1] On December 16, 2009 the Civic Renovation Party is recognized by Junta Central Electoral[2][3] and in 2012 participated in the presidential elections, supporting the candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party, Danilo Medina, 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.[4]

Objective

Its main objective is to turn Dominican Republic in more democratic, free and just country, where social justice prevails.

General Statutes

The General Status dictates the development and organization parameters of the political party. The National Assembly is the executive organism of the National Direction and is integrated by the President of the party.[4]

General Assembly

Is the maximum organism of the party, which is integrated by:

The provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago are represented by:

The National Assembly will have an ordinary meeting every two (2) years and will have an extraordinary meeting every time the President and Secretary-General, the Executive Commission, or two-thirds of the members of the National Direction requires so. The attributions of the National Assembly are:

National Direction

The National Direction is composed by every member of the Executive Commission, the Political Commission, the Presidents, the Secretary-Generals of Provincial Committees, and the presidents of the Municipal Committees and Municipal Districts. The National Direction is in charge of:

Executive Commission

The Executive Commission is the organism in charge of executing, directing, and supervising the politics that are approved by the National Assembly and National Direction of the party. The Executive Commission is composed by the President, Vice-Presidents, the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary-General, the National Secretaries, the Regional Directors, and the Presidents of the National District and the provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago. The Executive Commission is in charge of:

Politic Commission

The Politic Commission is the strategic organism of the party in charge of directing and supervising the politics and resolutions approved by the National Assembly and the National Direction. It’s composed by nine (9) members: the President, the first Vice-President, the Secretary-General, the Secretary of Finances, the Organization Secretary, the Presidents of the National Districts and the provinces of Santo Domingo and Santiago, and a 9th member designated by the President of the Party. The Politic Commission is in charge of:

Party Symbols

The flag of the Civic Renovation Party is made up of 5 horizontal stripes: green symbolizes hope; yellow symbolizes justice and faith in democracy, and red. In the center is located the coat of arms which consists on a white hand holding a red flame, symbolizing the solidarity with the Dominican Nation. In the upper part of coat of arms are written the acronym of the Civic Renovation Party (Spanish: PCR) in navy blue. Underneath the coat of arms is the party’s motto: "Democracia, Justicia y Solidaridad" (Democracy, Justice, and Solidarity). The anthem of the PCR were written by its President, Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna, with the purpose of achieving society’s development and well-being regardless of the each person’s religion or beliefs.

Presidency of the Civic Renovation Party

The President is the spokesman and official representative of the party, presides the National Assembly, the National Direction, and the Executive Commission. The President is in charge of convoking the National Direction, Executive Commission, and Political Commission anytime he considers necessary to resolve any urgent situation that may affect the country or the correct development of the PCR.[4] The President of the Civic Renovation Party is in charge of:

Current President

Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna is the current President and founder of the Civic Renovation Party (PCR).[5] He is a follower of Juan Pablo Duarte, Gregorio Luperón, José Francisco Peña Gómez, and Juan Bosch. He bases the ideology of the Civic Renovation Party in “serving the country, the people, and every Dominican; rescuing our origins and defending full democracy”, with the strong conviction that “a country without education, food, health, home, or equality cannot fully develop”.[6]

Progressive Renovator Pact

On January 8, 2012, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) represented by its President Leonel Fernández, its Secretary-General, Reinaldo Pared Pérez, and Danilo Medina, signed the Progressive Renovator Pact (Spanish: Pacto Progresista Renovador), represented by its President Jorge Radhamés Zorrilla Ozuna and its Secretary-General Franklin White.

With this pact, the Civic Renovation Party supported Danilo Medina’s candidacy (as President of the Dominican Republic) and Margarita Cedeño (as Vice-President) and was signed with the representatives of the Policital Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), of the National Campaign Committee, and the National Direction of the Civic Renovation Party (PCR).

Other members of the Dominican Liberation Party that participated were Francisco Javier García, General Coordinator of Campaign; Euclides Gutiérrez Félix; Jaime David Fernández Mirabal, Temístocles Montás, Roberto Salcedo, and senators of different provinces of the country.[7][8]

References

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  3. ↑ "JCE reconoce cuatro nuevos partidos". Hoy.com.do. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Estatutos del Partido Cívico Renovador" (PDF). Opd.org.do. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ "El Partido Cívico Renovador reelige a Zorrilla como presidente". Diariolibre.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Llama a conquistar la libertad contra la miseria y la marginalidad social". Elnacional.com.do. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Zorrilla Ozuna respalda a Danilo Medina". Diariolibre.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Listin Diario (9 January 2012). "CRITICAN EL GOBIERNO DE HIPÓLITO - Leonel endosa acuerdo Danilo-Zorrilla Ozuna - Listín Diario". Listindiario.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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