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Puerto Rico's ousted governor names Pedro Pierluisi as next leader
Source: The Guardian
Puerto Rico’s ousted governor names Pedro Pierluisi as next leader
Pierluisi is a member of the disgraced leader Ricardo Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive party
Oliver Laughland in New York
@oliverlaughland
Wed 31 Jul 2019 16.22 BST Last modified on Wed 31 Jul 2019 16.36 BST
Puerto Rico’s ousted governor, Ricardo Rosselló, announced his intended successor on Wednesday morning, two days before the disgraced leader of the US territory is due to resign. He named Pedro Pierluisi as the next head of the island’s government.
Pierluisi served as Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in Washington between 2009 and 2017, and before that was the US territory’s justice secretary. The position of resident commissioner holds a non-voting seat in the US House of Representatives. He is a member of Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive party (PNP) and served as justice secretary under the administration of Pedro Rosselló, the current governor’s father.
“After much analysis and taking into account the best interests of our people, I selected the lawyer Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia to fill the vacancy of secretary of state,” Rosselló said in a statement. “I have pondered many options for this position and the huge responsibility involved. This historical moment requires a person capable of restoring relations with all sectors at local and national levels.”
Rosselló will convene a special session of Puerto Rico’s legislative assembly on Thursday to seek confirmation of the appointment. The statement indicated Pierluisi would see out the remainder of this term but would not contest next year’s gubernatorial election.
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Pierluisi is a member of the disgraced leader Ricardo Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive party
Oliver Laughland in New York
@oliverlaughland
Wed 31 Jul 2019 16.22 BST Last modified on Wed 31 Jul 2019 16.36 BST
Puerto Rico’s ousted governor, Ricardo Rosselló, announced his intended successor on Wednesday morning, two days before the disgraced leader of the US territory is due to resign. He named Pedro Pierluisi as the next head of the island’s government.
Pierluisi served as Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in Washington between 2009 and 2017, and before that was the US territory’s justice secretary. The position of resident commissioner holds a non-voting seat in the US House of Representatives. He is a member of Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive party (PNP) and served as justice secretary under the administration of Pedro Rosselló, the current governor’s father.
“After much analysis and taking into account the best interests of our people, I selected the lawyer Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia to fill the vacancy of secretary of state,” Rosselló said in a statement. “I have pondered many options for this position and the huge responsibility involved. This historical moment requires a person capable of restoring relations with all sectors at local and national levels.”
Rosselló will convene a special session of Puerto Rico’s legislative assembly on Thursday to seek confirmation of the appointment. The statement indicated Pierluisi would see out the remainder of this term but would not contest next year’s gubernatorial election.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/31/puerto-ricos-ousted-governor-names-pedro-pierluisi-as-next-leader
