Santo Domingo.– A few days before August 16th, citizens consulted in Greater Santo Domingo believe that President Luis Abinader should evaluate his cabinet and make changes to improve government management.
In a survey conducted by this media outlet, five out of six interviewees requested modifications, while none considered that everything is going well. Education, electricity, security, the Ministry of Women, traffic, and migration were among the main concerns.
Julián Tapia went further and proposed names for some positions. He considered that Guido Gómez Mazara could take on Interior and Police, because, in his view, “he would make a good minister there, he has a good attitude and is a man who is respected”.
He also questioned the heads of Defense and Agriculture, considering that one is “very weak” and the other “is not heard from”.
Meanwhile, Lucrecia Martínez maintained that the president should take advantage of August 16th to make changes. “He has to shake the tree as Balaguer used to say,” she stated, while questioning migration policies, Public Works, and the areas of education and protection of women.
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Martínez also launched a direct criticism of the perception that, according to her, exists from the Government regarding the national situation: “The country is not as well off as he believes it to be”.
Criticism also reached INTRANT. Carlos Moreno considered that “there has been no progress, we are the same, everything is the same,” when referring to traffic. In addition, he expressed concern about femicides and reported that his community had been without electricity for several days.
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The most forceful response came from Mileyda Encarnación, who, when asked which officials should leave, replied: “Take them all out, none of them are useful, they are all bad”.
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Other citizens took a more moderate position and asked the president to make the necessary changes to guarantee “progress, work, security, health and education”.
In the survey, Education was the most mentioned area, with four references, followed by electric energy and the Ministry of Women, with three each. Transit and migration received two mentions.
Days away from August 16th, the message gathered from the streets points to the same demand: more than promises, citizens expect results and changes that can be felt in their daily lives.
