Dominican Republic governance critique uses folk legend metaphor

In an opinion piece, sociologist and communicator Juan Cruz Triffolio uses the Dominican folk legend of ‘Checheré’—a mythical healer capable of curing the incurable—as a metaphor to critique the current administration of President Luis Abinader Corona.

Triffolio suggests that the governance model under Abinader faces significant issues that even a legendary figure like Checheré could not fix. The author argues for a need for systemic improvements in the government, specifically calling for more action with fewer promises, better planning to avoid improvisation, and stricter limits on both internal and external debt.