Santo Domingo. – As the curtain closes on the Constitutional Revisory Assembly’s debates most of Dominican Republic’s ruling party deputies threaten a “rebellion” against the decision by senior leaders not to confirm their candidacies and seek reelection.

The PLD deputies draft a document to present to the Political Committee, demanding the same treatment given to the senators, 90% of whose candidacies are reserved, while they were sent to compete.

A source quoted by news source listin.com.do said to press their point the displeased deputies “will not make the quorum” in the Revisory Assembly, where the party’s leaders push for approval of the constitutional reform.

They allege that at the start of the Assembly they were called to a meeting and were promised the method of surveys to avert a convention, but are now surprised that only 19 senate seats were reserved.

Among the “rebels,” the source said despite that some deputies whose survey figures lead in their jurisdictions, were sent to compete with rivals who’ve been campaigning for several months, while their presence in the Assembly has placed them at a disadvantage.

They complain that the deputies who seek senate seats were exempt despite not having a measurement which supports their aspiration.