{"id":496279,"date":"2025-12-31T18:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/it-has-been-a-very-difficult-year-citizens-evaluate-2025-and-hope-for-a-better-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:02:27","slug":"it-has-been-a-very-difficult-year-citizens-evaluate-2025-and-expect-a-better-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/it-has-been-a-very-difficult-year-citizens-evaluate-2025-and-expect-a-better-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt has been a very difficult year\u201d: citizens evaluate 2025 and expect a better 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> On New Year’s Eve, citizens consulted by De \u00daltimo Minuto in different neighborhoods of the capital described 2025 as one of the most difficult years the country has experienced in recent times, while expressing their wish that 2026 bring economic and social improvements and greater tranquility for the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Abraham, one of those consulted, stated that from 2020 to date the situation of the Dominican people has been deteriorating, assuring that the most benefited have been officials and high-ranking positions of the State. In his opinion, while a large part of the population faces difficulties, privileged sectors continue to accumulate resources, which, according to what he expressed, has directly affected the youth and the opportunities of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Which country receives the New Year first?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nHe also indicated that he expects political changes in 2026 that will contribute to a better management of public resources.\n\n


For his part, F\u00e9lix Fr\u00edas expressed a more conciliatory message, noting that the year is coming to an end and that he maintains the hope that the new year will bring better times. He indicated that he wishes for a 2026 full of peace, joy and opportunities for working people, trusting that with effort and faith the situation can improve.<\/p>\n\n\n


Meanwhile, Isidro Dom\u00ednguez described 2025 as the most critical year he has experienced, highlighting the difficulties in sectors such as health and education. He stated that he had never before seen such a complex situation and expressed his hope that 2026 would be a more favorable year, with less negative news and better conditions for the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.\u2013 On New Year’s Eve, citizens consulted by De \u00daltimo Minuto in different neighborhoods of the capital described 2025 as one of the most difficult years the country has experienced in recent times, while expressing their wish that 2026 bring economic and social improvements and greater tranquility for the population. Abraham, one of those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":496280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40216],"tags":[37846,42903,42998],"class_list":{"0":"post-496279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dominican-news","8":"tag-37846","9":"tag-new-year","10":"tag-year-2026"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-31-at-5.49.23-PM.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Arelis Suero","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-cropped-Diseno-sin-titulo-41-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Dominican News"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-31-at-5.49.23-PM.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496281,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496279\/revisions\/496281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}