In San Juan, protesters slept in Thursday for the first time in more than 10 days as they basked in the afterglow of Gov. Ricardo Rossello's resignation.
Tourists roamed the city, looking for coffee, and many protesters slept in for the first time in the more than 10 days since thousands of people began packing the streets of the capital demanding the resignation of their governor.
just before midnight Wednesday. According to the line of succession, Rossello said in his recorded message, Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez was poised to take over when his resignation takes effect on Aug. 2.The thousands of people who had gathered just outside of the governor’s official mansion, known as La Fortaleza, screamed and pumped their fists in the air at the news that Rossello would step down.
Many in the crowd in the early hours of Thursday morning said they were ecstatic that Rossello would step down, but were also worried about Vazquez, who critics say didn’t forcefully tackle corruption investigations. had started trending on Twitter in Puerto Rico. The hashtag — a modified version of the one protesters used to call on Rossello to resign — stood as a sign that people’s frustrations didn’t end with him.
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