Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Run Again, But Many Want Him Out
- Rossello’s address prompts calls for immediate resignation
- Chief investment officer Portela leaves administration
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Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello’s promise on Sunday not to seek re-election was meant to mollify citizens of the bankrupt commonwealth after reams of embarrassing texts leaked from his administration. But on Monday, residents returned to the streets, continuing to demand that he step down.
Protests flared up again in the U.S. territory, where thousands blocked a major highway in San Juan in marches that appeared to rival ones last Wednesday that drew an estimated 100,000 people. The El Nuevo Dia newspaper ran an editorial on its front page with the headline, “Governor is time to listen to people: You have to resign.”