Fractured PRD marks 44 years with hopes of retaining power

The Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) celebrates 44 years of foundation in the midst of divisions, struggles, accusations of kidnapping, and drug politics, and with the hope of repeating in power, but with a very low level of popular acceptance.

The one that everyone calls Omar’s party, has lost great founding figures of the collective and militants who for years defended the way of addressing the collective, but in recent years have said that the ” Torrijistas” ideals are no longer followed says TVN.

It is the largest party in the country, with more than 700 thousand adherents, however, the big question that many ask themselves is: will they help them win the 2024 elections?

FIGUREHEADS                                                                                                                                                                               Its figures are a deputy of the National Assembly, Crispiano Adames, who in his speeches from the chamber has pointed out the actions of the Executive and the Judiciary, pondering and supporting those of the body of which he is President.

A vice president, José Gabriel Carrizo, who from very early on it was known that he would be the one anointed to lead the party in the next elections, who was singled out for alleged corruption scandals during the pandemic and who bears the political wear and tear of the current government. And a former deputy, Pedro Miguel González, who after losing the elections of the National Executive Committee (CEN), has made strong accusations against the leadership of the party, demonstrating against the reservation of candidacies for popular election arguing that it violates the decrees collective democrats.

The mayor of the capital José Luis Fábrega was one of the members of the party who reacted to the celebration on his Twitter account and posted: “our will is as firm as the first day. The homeland needs our contribution to take on the challenges we face… because this city is PRD!”

González said that “On this 44th anniversary we must reaffirm our convictions to make the PRD the instrument of transformation that Panama needs.”

One of the signs of the deep crisis within the collective is the actions of the former president, MARTIN TORRIJOS, who, after years in silence, has returned to the fore to directly point out negative situations that, occur within the party. Among his assertions is the kidnapping by a faction that “does not care if they are the government or not, only their interests,” and the infiltration of drug trafficking, in addition to saying that the ideals of his father are not followed.

Torrijos announced last week his aspirations for the Presidency, but outside the PRD.