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Supreme Court to decide on newly sworn-in governor legitimacy

The Senate and the executive branch have until today at noon to file their arguments

6 de agosto de 2019 - 11:00 AM

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After debating for over an hour and a half, Senate President Rivera Schatz made it clear that Pierluisi only had five votes and would need 15 votes to be confirmed.
After debating for over an hour and a half, Senate President Rivera Schatz made it clear that Pierluisi only had five votes and would need 15 votes to be confirmed. (tonito.zayas@gfmedia.com)

The legitimacy of the newly sworn-in governor Pedro Pierluisi is in the hands of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, which yesterday accepted a lawsuit filed by the Senate challenging the constitutionality of the law used by former Governor Ricardo Rossello Nevares to appoint his successor.

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