Ricardo Roselló (Puerto Rico) announces he is quitting on 2 August
The governor of Puerto Rico became the first Puerto Rican governor to resign. He announced on 24 July 2019 his resignation is effective as of 2 August. He responded to the pressure exercised by the media and the local artists who joined the original protestors who demanded the resignation of Roselló.
There had been speculation in local news media that embattled Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Roselló had already traveled to the Dominican Republic the day before.
More than ten days of massive protests have demanded that Rosello step down from government in Puerto Rico.
When FoxTV interviewed Roselló earlier this week, he spoke of his intention to deal with the issues and not resign. On Fox TV Roselló said he apologized for the comments on the chat and said he would not run for a second term. He sought time to work beyond politics to fix the problems and make things better in Puerto Rico.
Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez is expected to be acting governor until the 2020 elections, according to El Nuevo Día newspaper in Puerto Rico. The second in command in government in Puerto Rico is the secretary of state. But he resigned days ago for his possible role in the series of scandals that have Puerto Rico in political chaos.
Protests in Puerto Rico escalated after the release of an around 900-page list of WhatsApp messages (RickyGate). These showed Roselló and his inner circle ridiculing political rivals with violent, homophobic and sexist language and making fun of Hurricane Maria casualties.
Ricardo Roselló is 40 years old and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in chemical engineering. He is the son of former Puerto Rico governor Pedro Roselló.
Source: DR1, Elnuevodia
July 25, 2019
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