Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Re-election, Leaves His Party, but Refuses to Resign

Puerto Rico Governor Won’t Seek Re-election, Leaves His Party, but Refuses to Resign
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a press conference in La Fortaleza's Tea Room, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 16, 2019. Carlos Giusti/AP Photo
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Puerto Rico’s embattled governor says he will not seek re-election but will not resign as the island’s leader, though he will step down as head of his pro-statehood party.

Ricardo Rosselló made the announcement on Sunday, July 21, via a brief Facebook video as hundreds of viewers posted angry messages. He also said he is looking forward to facing the process of impeachment, whose initial stages have begun in Puerto Rico’s legislature.