Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor
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Puerto Rico’s constitution says a secretary of state has to be approved by both chambers.The court agreed that the clause was unconstitutional.Rivera Schatz praised the ruling in a triumphant statement.“With absolute LEGITIMACY, we will seek TRUE PEACE and STABILITY,” he said.Six of the court’s nine judges were appointed by governors from the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, to which both Pierluisi and Rivera Schatz belong.Vázquez, a 59-year-old former prosecutor, stands to be Puerto Rico’s second female governor, serving out the remainder of Rosselló’s term, with the next election scheduled for 2020.Vázquez became justice secretary in January 2017 and has limited experience leading government agencies.
As said here by D?NICA COTO