SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic November 3, 2011 (AP)

First lady Margarita Cedeno of the Dominican Republic has been picked as the vice presidential candidate for the governing party ahead of 2012 elections.

The Dominican Liberation Party says the wife of President Leonel Fernandez will run with presidential candidate Danilo Medina. Medina is a 59-year-old economist who unsuccessfully sought to be the party's presidential candidate in 2000.

The 46-year-old Cedeno received a standing ovation from party officials at a Wednesday conference.

Earlier this year, the first lady declined calls by supporters to run for the presidency just weeks after the party cleared the way for her candidacy. Her husband is not running for a third term.

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Monarchy is the art of meant, monarchy is the art of exclusion. Constitutional monarchy provides stability, continuity and a national focus, as the forty thieves remain the same even as governments change.

Danilo is for Leonel what Balaguer was for Trujillo.

Folks, I think she's taking cues from Evita Peron, Corazon Aquino, Cristina Fernandez vda.Kirchner, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Which reminds me of Henry Kissinger who once said: "Power is the greatest aphrodisiac". When you get a taste of power its hard letting go afterwards; It could be called 'addictive'.

Y quien se quiere bajar del caballo?