{"id":166812,"date":"2026-09-30T17:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/leonardo-gil-analyzes-the-political-phenomenon-of-david-collado-in-the-dr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:25:55","slug":"leonardo-gil-analyzes-the-political-phenomenon-of-david-collado-in-the-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/leonardo-gil-analyzes-the-political-phenomenon-of-david-collado-in-the-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo Gil analyzes the political phenomenon of David Collado in the DR"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leonardo Gil analyzes David Collado&#8217;s political strategy: A candidate without a campaign?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Political scientist and Deputy Minister of Labor, Leonardo Gil, offered a detailed perspective on the political phenomenon surrounding the current Minister of Tourism, David Collado. According to the analyst, Collado has managed to position himself as a figure of high electoral relevance without the need to launch a formal pre-campaign, basing his success on an impeccable communication strategy focused strictly on his management.<\/p>\n\n<p>During his participation in the program Juego Pol\u00edtico, Gil highlighted that the official has known how to stay on the sidelines of traditional disputes. &#8220;What he has done is repetitive, but he has done it well and said it well,&#8221; the analyst pointed out, underscoring how the minister has shielded his image by avoiding public confrontations and remaining focused exclusively on the tourism sector.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He never argues with anyone, never talks about anyone, never gives an opinion on anything in the country, only on tourism. That way of not being seen, not being contacted, makes him desirable. People already want him and there is a myth that is being created around that.<\/p><cite>Leonardo Gil, political scientist.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenges of a future aspiration<\/h3>\n\n<p>Despite the effectiveness of this model, Gil warned that, looking to the future, Collado would face a necessary paradigm shift if he decides to make his aspirations official. The political scientist maintains that the minister would have to leave his communicative comfort zone to present his proposals for a national vision and fully enter the national political debate, something he has successfully avoided until now.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perspectives on Leonel and Omar Fern\u00e1ndez<\/h3>\n\n<p>Gil&#8217;s analysis also covered the current landscape of the People&#8217;s Force (Fuerza del Pueblo). Regarding Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, he defined him under the figure of the traditional caudillo, noting that these figures rarely cede space. As for Omar Fern\u00e1ndez, the analyst observed an interesting phenomenon where electoral acceptance relies on an emotional component and personal likability, beyond a deep analysis of the legislator&#8217;s political trajectory.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The current voter:<\/strong> Gil emphasizes that the era of political gurus is over.<\/li><li><strong>Access to information:<\/strong> Citizens today have more tools, which forces politicians to reflect the identities of the electorate instead of trying to convince them with traditional persuasive tactics.<\/li><li><strong>Artificial Intelligence:<\/strong> The technological impact is reshaping the relationship between the leader and the citizenry, demanding much more authentic and direct communication.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>Finally, the vice minister concluded that modern politics is no longer about persuasion, but about the capacity for reflection. &#8220;We are no longer in the era of the guru; you have to forget about convincing and start reflecting,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonardo Gil analyzes David Collado&#8217;s political strategy: A candidate without a campaign? Political scientist and Deputy Minister of Labor, Leonardo Gil, offered a detailed perspective on the political phenomenon surrounding the current Minister of Tourism, David Collado. According to the analyst, Collado has managed to position himself as a figure of high electoral relevance without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[4292,12836,1271,4077],"class_list":{"0":"post-166812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-communication","9":"tag-david-collado","10":"tag-dominican-republic","11":"tag-policy"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}