SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned on Aug. 2 as promised, clearing the way for veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to be sworn in as his replacement.
Rosselló had promised to step down in response to weeks of popular protest over mismanagement and a series of leaked chats in which he and advisers denigrated a range of Puerto Ricans. Because of problems with the qualifications of members of Rosselló’s administration in the constitutional line of succession, it was unclear until the last minute who would become governor.
