The announcement, made via Facebook live, follows 10 days of mass protests over a text message scandal that prompted senior members of his own party and representatives in Washington to withdraw their support. “A large portion of the population is unhappy and I recognize it,” Rosselló said during the announcement. He is the son of former Puerto Rico governor Pedro Rosselló and won the 2016 gubernatorial elections with 42% of the vote. Puerto Rico's famous musicians lend voice to surging protesters Read moreProtesters had given the governor until Sunday evening to resign. Last week, hundreds of pages of leaked text messages revealed misogynist and sexist exchanges between Rosselló and 11 members of his inner circle.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2019 22:05 UTC