In politics, as in the downpours of May, one knows when it starts to rain, but not when it will stop. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM), Eduardo “Yayo” Sanz Lovatoncame out in an interview exhibiting a newly renewed energy and obviously it was not to fill airtime. His defense of the Government and the anti-crisis plan was just the preamble. The real blast came when he blurted out the phrase responsible for turning the PRM to look for blood pressure pills:
“In all surveys As far as I see, David is above.”
Yayo spoke with a firm tone, making clear his refusal to play half measures. And, in case there was any doubt, he concluded by stating that he did not aspire to be either campaign manager or vice president:
“That nonsense of ‘I have more leadership’ must be left behind. The only sensible thing here is to help Luis. And whoever does not respect that, we are going to say it with a first and last name. We are not going to allow them to play with the PRM.”
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In this context, the meeting—confirmed or not—between Yayo and David Collado behind closed doors the traditional mysterious script of this country follows. Meanwhile, Hipólito Mejía’s silence disturbs beyond any calm. Not because she has lost strength—she has—but because the bubble of inevitability around Carolina Mejía began to deflate. And, to make matters worse, his team has been losing space on the government train.
The political subsoil is overheating. Versions circulate—unofficial, but insistent—of resignations in Social Justice and Fuerza del Pueblo, leaders recalculating their future and looking toward the PLD. We see Gonzalo Castillo converted into a pole of attraction by proclamations from public figures not sympathetic to the PLD, but identifying in him a new hope. It’s not a mass exodus, but it’s an uncomfortable trickle, enough to watch Troy burn.
In the PLD, Francisco Javier generates more questions than answers. He reappears without prominence. Some within the party feel it no longer controls the electoral apparatus as before, but it adds up. Meanwhile, Danilo Medina is very active, swearing in new and old militants in the attitude of repentant sons.
Dr. Leonel Fernández was seen spending days between Spain and the United States with high-level businessmen – such as Manuel Estrella, among others. The lion does not sleep. But it is also whispered in Fuerza del Pueblo that “the spaces are compromised,” and that is why some begin to jump ship.
And while some dedicate themselves to morbid criticism, to that national sport of attacking others to make themselves look good, we cannot ignore within the Dominican Republic there are contradictions to be assumed and corrected. There are business sectors benefiting from the disorder and political sectors living off the noise.
Attention, turncoat politicians: stop acting distracted and decide where you are going to stand. Well, whoever doesn’t settle in time… they settle him out of the game.
