Santo Domingo.- Luis Abinader will be proclaimed and sworn in this Sunday, September 6, as president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), during the ceremony that will formalize the inauguration of the organization’s new national authorities.
The activity is scheduled to begin at 9:00 in the morning at the San Carlos Sports Club, in the National District, as part of the closing of the XXIV Ordinary National Convention, dedicated to the late leader and former minister Orlando Jorge Mera. The swearing-in of the new leadership is scheduled for 10:00 in the morning.
Alongside Luis Abinader, Juan Garrigó Mejía will assume the role of secretary general and Deligne Ascención Burgos as first vice president. Other vice presidents and national undersecretaries, leaders of territorial and overseas structures, as well as representatives of the Women’s and Youth fronts and various party secretariats will also be proclaimed.
Luis Abinader until 2030
The swearing-in will complete the process by which Abinader was chosen on August 9 to preside over the PRM during the 2026-2030 period. With his arrival at the highest party position, he will replace José Ignacio Paliza, who led the organization since 2018.
The change will place the formal leadership of the ruling party under the President of the Republic, as the organization moves toward a new political cycle.
Juan Garrigó Mejía, for his part, will replace Carolina Mejía as Secretary General, one of the main positions within the PRM’s national structure.
Luis Abinader towards 2028
One of the main challenges for the new authorities will be to maintain internal cohesion at a time when different figures in the party are beginning to position themselves for the presidential candidacy for the May 2028 elections.
The process acquires special importance because Luis Abinader will not be able to run for a third consecutive presidential term, so the PRM will have to choose a new figure to head its presidential ticket in the upcoming elections.
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The new leadership will also have the responsibility of leading the reorganization of the party structures and managing the internal competition that will accompany the candidate selection process.
With this Sunday’s event, the PRM will formally close its process of renewing authorities and will begin a stage in which party unity and electoral preparation for 2028 will occupy a large part of its political agenda.
