“That’s a bread and circuses communication strategy. At this moment the PRM needs to displace some issues like the SeNaSa embezzlement case and it seems to me that’s why it resorts to this type of strategy”, the legislator affirmed.
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Pérez maintained that if a conflict of interest were truly to be avoided, a decision by the president would suffice. “If the President of the Republic wanted to, as they are officials appointed by decree, a decree removing them would suffice,” he emphasized. The congressman understands that with this type of calls, the ruling party seeks to buy time and distract attention from the problems affecting the population. De Pérez’s reaction arises after Paliza’s statements in a national media outlet, where he insisted that the ruling party leaders who aspire to the Presidency must leave their positions to dedicate themselves fully to the internal competition with a view to 2028. Currently, at least nine officials are listed among the presidential hopefuls of the PRM, including the Minister of Tourism, David Collado; the mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía; and the executive director of the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewers (INAPA), Wellington Arnaud. It is recalled that last July, President Luis Abinader also set limits on this issue. “I am a tolerant and democratic President, but everything has a limit. We will continue to govern for the people and for that reason, I say to all pre-candidates and their coordinators: proselytizing acts for officials are not allowed. If they want to campaign, they must leave their positions,” the head of state warned then.
