Gov. Ricardo Rossello, the embattled leader of Puerto Rico, has resigned after weeks of protest and multiple declarations he would remain in office through January 2021. Rossello, who has faced intense pressure from protesters and politicians to step down after the leak of offensive text messages between
Gov. Ricardo Rossello, the embattled leader of Puerto Rico, has resigned after weeks of protest and multiple declarations he would remain in office through January 2021.
"I hope that this decision will serve as a call for citizen reconciliation that we need so much to move forward with the welfare of Puerto Rico as its north," Rossello said in the remarks announcing his resignation."I complete my mandate and the most I desire is peace and progress.""I understand he made the right decision, for the good of both his family and for Puerto Rico, as I let him know," Vazquez said in a statement.
"The people have spoken," San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, one of the targets of Rossello's vulgar chats, told ABC News."Justice has prevailed. Puerto Ricans have shown the world that there is nothing that a people united cannot accomplish. Puerto Ricans have shown the world that evil can be defeated and that the power is in the streets. We are witnessing the birth of a new era a new sense of pride and a new principle of governance.
Reports of Rossello's possible resignation prompted cheers from hundreds of protesters Tuesday evening, but the official announcement didn't come for 24 hours.
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