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Government Of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares
The government of Ricardo Rosselló, Ricardo Rosselló Nevares was formed in the weeks following the 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election and ended prematurely on the first week of August 2019. This government has the distinction of being the only constitutional government in Puerto Rico that ended before its four-year term expired, as Rosselló Nevares resigned on 2 August 2019 as a result of the massive protests stemming from the Telegramgate scandal. There was a period of five days between 2 August and 7 August 2019 where the designated Secretary of State Pedro Pierluisi, Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia acted as governor, but the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Supreme Court vacated the office from after determining he was an invalid occupant and determined his actions during the period were null and void. This led to the new government of Wanda Vázquez Garced as the 13th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico, along with Government of Wanda Vázquez Garced, her own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Puerto Rico
The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, organized under the Constitution of Puerto Rico since 1952, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. Under a system of separation of powers, the government is divided among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. As a territory of the United States, the government of Puerto Rico is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government of the United States, which established a civilian government in the archipelago and island with the enactment of the Foraker Act in 1900 and granted American citizenship to its residents with the passing of the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917. Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico defines the government of Puerto Rico as a republican form of government seated in San Juan with executive, legislative, and judicial powers within the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico. Article IV defines the executive branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
