Spanish
Nobody disputes Alfredo Pacheco's political career or his status as a valuable leader within the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). His party struggle and his capacity for political survival are part of the public inventory.
However, as if trying to curry favor with the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, for the decrees that appointed new officials, Pacheco lost his sense of prudence, that virtue of acting with good sense, caution, and good judgment, discerning the good and the bad to choose the best course of action, avoiding unnecessary risks and considering the consequences. What happened in the Chamber of Deputies was not a legislative debate nor a doctrinal difference on public policies. It was, rather, a direct confrontation with the head of state regarding appointments that Pacheco himself disqualified under the argument that those chosen do not represent the "true" PRM-ism, but rather are "opportunists" who "are in all governments." A position that, taken to the chamber, denaturalizes the role of Congress and confuses the exercise of power with the logic of partisan parceling.Although in our political culture confusions of that type persist, the institutions of the State do not belong to any party or internal currents. Much less can they become a stage for claims that find a better channel in the organic spaces of a political organization. The National Congress is called to legislate, oversee, and represent, not to channel internal disagreements or to stage disputes over positions of power.
Dissent is legitimate. Democracy thrives on the contrast of ideas. But not all disagreement is responsible when exercised without a sense of prudence or institutional conscience. Pacheco's reaction is neither an isolated gesture nor a naive stance. In politics, few things are spontaneous, and even fewer when they come from leaders with experience, intuition, and known ambitions. Positioning oneself as a "critical voice" can be a valid strategy within a party, but it becomes risky when it is built at the expense of institutional stability and the perception of unity of the State. Prudence, although silent, is usually the highest form of political wisdom. And in times of national challenges, the country needs less stridency and more responsibility. Fewer calculated gestures and more commitment to the nation's interest.
