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Former Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló shared a message of gratitude on Facebook for having been favored as a candidate by direct vote in the special election held on Sunday to elect six delegates to promote the full incorporation of the Commonwealth to USA.
However, the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission (CEE) has not issued an official communication preliminarily certifying Rosselló's election or the results of other candidates by direct vote.
The EEC gave preliminary results of the candidates that appeared on the ballot papers.
The agency reported that this Wednesday will begin with the general vote count and will also proceed with the direct nomination count.
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Rosselló resigned from his position on August 2, 2019 amid massive protests in San Juan, which demanded his departure from the governorship after making public a series of messages considered offensive in a chat that the then president maintained with some members and advisers of his cabinet.
For several weeks, the streets of Old San Juan and the entrance to La Fortaleza, the official residence of the governor, were packed with protesters.
Rosselló was sworn in as governor in January 2017.
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"I am honored that my name has been submitted by direct nomination (write-in) to represent the people of Puerto Rico in Washington," Rosselló wrote on Facebook. “A few days ago, this was not in the picture. Thanks to the efforts of citizens with their own initiative and conviction, today there is the first successful direct nomination (write in) in the history of our island ”, he added
Law 167 of December 30, 2020 of the government is known as the "Law to create the Congressional Delegation of Puerto Rico" and provides the rules for holding a special election in which two delegates to the Senate and four special delegates would be elected. to the United States House of Representatives who will represent Puerto Rico before Congress to demand that an electoral mandate in favor of statehood be respected and that Puerto Rico be admitted as a state of the United States.
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On November 3, 2020, as part of the general elections, a plebiscite was held for the final definition of Puerto Rico's political status.
The question presented to the voters was: "Should Puerto Rico be immediately admitted into the Union as a State?"
If 'Yes' is favored, the government would begin a transition process for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the United States.
The State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico certified the winner as 'Yes' with 52.52% compared to 'No', which obtained 47.48%.
In total, 1,248,176 Puerto Ricans voted.
The congressional delegation that certifies the State Elections Commission will begin its work in Washington on July 1.
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