Swordsmyth
08-17-2020, 01:43 AM
Puerto Rican Gov. Wanda Vázquez on Sunday acknowledged losing the primary of her pro-statehood party to Pedro Pierluisi, who briefly served as the U.S. territory's governor last year amid political turmoil.
With more than 66 percent of electoral colleges reporting, Pierluisi had received more than 58 percent of the vote, compared with nearly 42 percent for Vázquez.
Meanwhile, Carlos Delgado, mayor of the northwest town of Isabela for 20 years, was poised to win the nomination of the main opposition Popular Democratic Party by a landslide. Conceding defeat was Puerto Rico Sen. Eduardo Bhatia and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, known for her public spats with President Donald Trump.
With more than 45 percent of electoral colleges reporting, Delgado had received more than 60 percent of the vote.
Delayed and missing ballots a week ago led to a chaotic primary that forced a second round of voting Sunday in which thousands of Puerto Ricans got a second chance to vote for the first time.
Voting centers in nearly 50 of the island's 78 municipalities opened after a recent Supreme Court decision that said a second round of voting would take place at centers that never opened on Aug. 9 or did not remain open for the required eight hours.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-gov-wanda-v-235600976.html
With more than 66 percent of electoral colleges reporting, Pierluisi had received more than 58 percent of the vote, compared with nearly 42 percent for Vázquez.
Meanwhile, Carlos Delgado, mayor of the northwest town of Isabela for 20 years, was poised to win the nomination of the main opposition Popular Democratic Party by a landslide. Conceding defeat was Puerto Rico Sen. Eduardo Bhatia and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, known for her public spats with President Donald Trump.
With more than 45 percent of electoral colleges reporting, Delgado had received more than 60 percent of the vote.
Delayed and missing ballots a week ago led to a chaotic primary that forced a second round of voting Sunday in which thousands of Puerto Ricans got a second chance to vote for the first time.
Voting centers in nearly 50 of the island's 78 municipalities opened after a recent Supreme Court decision that said a second round of voting would take place at centers that never opened on Aug. 9 or did not remain open for the required eight hours.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-gov-wanda-v-235600976.html