due to the unpopularity of the jorge blanco administration and therefore the prd party itself, majluta created the liberal party of the dominican republic which would form an alliance with the prd so that he could try to get voters who detested the incumbent party. his candidacy was also supported by constitutional action party and nationalist democratic party. negotiations were also held with elías wessin y wessin leader of the democratic quisqueya party but these fell apart and wessin ultimately supported balaguer, whom he had tried to overthrow in 1971 and was exiled for it.