On Friday,  resigned as the governor of United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico and was sworn in at 5 p.m. local time (2100 ) as Puerto Rico's new governor. The Puerto Rican constitution stipulates the secretary of state succeeds to the governorship following a vacancy, but the post remained unfilled until Pierluisi was appointed to the position. Senate President expressed opposition to the swearing-in of Pierluisi, and suggested there were not enough votes in the Senate for his confirmation. One senator, Eduardo Bhatia, said he intended to sue over the controversy. , the mayor of the capitol city of  , said she would challenge Pierluisi's oath of office in court. Pierluisi is the former Puerto Rican non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. While Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, it is not a state and does not get representation in the U.S. Senate, a vote in the U.S. House, nor any vote in the that elects the  .
On Friday, Ricardo Rosselló Nevares resigned as the governor of United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico and was sworn in at 5 p.m. local time (2100 ) as Puerto Rico's new governor. The Puerto Rican constitution stipulates the secretary of state succeeds to the governorship following a vacancy, but the post remained unfilled until Pierluisi was appointed to the position. Senate President expressed opposition to the swearing-in of Pierluisi, and suggested there were not enough votes in the Senate for his confirmation. One senator, Eduardo Bhatia, said he intended to sue over the controversy. , the mayor of the capitol city of San Juan , said she would challenge Pierluisi's oath of office in court. Pierluisi is the former Puerto Rican non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. While Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, it is not a state and does not get representation in the U.S. Senate, a vote in the U.S. House, nor any vote in the that elects the U.S. President .
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Ricardo Rosselló Nevares
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San Juan
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U.S. President