THIRD TIME’S A CHARM

Puerto Rico Swears in Third New Governor Amid Political Chaos

Wanda Vázquez sworn in after Pedro Pierluisi’s swearing-in was deemed unconstitutional, making her the third person to hold the job in a week.

Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez has been sworn in as the island’s newest governor, just hours after the previously newly sworn in governor, Pedro Pierluisi, was forced to resign. Pierluisi replaced outgoing Gov. Ricardo Rossello, who resigned under pressure last Friday. But Pierluisi’s swearing-in was deemed unconstitutional because it did not go through a proper territorial supreme court confirmation process. Vázquez is the third person to hold the job in the last week. Rossello resigned over a leaked-message scandal involving 880 pages of messages between him and 11 male associates that were deemed sexist and homophobic.