PDP continues with refoundation project

Aguada Mayor Christian Cortés Feliciano (Facebook via Partido Popular Democratico)

By The Star Staff

Aguada Mayor Christian Cortés Feliciano, who has been assigned by Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Pablo José Hernández Rivera to engineer the institution’s refoundation, announced that as part of the efforts aimed at 2028, he presided over the first public meeting with around 100 young people in Caguas this past Saturday.

“At this initial meeting, we gathered the leaders of Juventud Popular, along with the organization’s president, Swanny Enit Vargas Feliciano, who is also the current at-large representative,” Cortés Feliciano said. “We discussed various topics, including improvements to the organization’s structure, key issues facing Puerto Rico, and youth communication strategies. Structuring the leadership academies is another priority we are addressing.”

Cortés Feliciano noted that young people have high expectations for the refoundation because they believe that the PDP is the party that prioritizes the needs of the people and Puerto Rican society over ideology. That is reflected, he said, in Hernández Rivera winning in all eight senatorial districts last Election Day, capping his successful campaign to become the island’s resident commissioner.

The mayor also announced that the next public hearing will take place on Saturday, April 12 at the Ponce PDP municipal committee, located at 37 Calle Mayor in the city center. Starting at 11 a.m., Mayor Marlese Sifre and Juan “Veguita” Vega Quiñones, the president of the Organization of Municipal Public Servants, will welcome all interested parties.

In February, the PDP president stressed that the concept of refoundation represents a transformation of the party, aimed at consolidating it as an electoral force capable of winning elections and governing responsibly.

“Christian Cortés is an exemplary public servant with the ideal combination of experience in municipal administration and knowledge in law and engineering,” Hernández Rivera said. “His leadership will be key to reestablishing the PDP’s structure and ensuring that the party aligns with the needs of the people and the challenges of the future.”