Fortuño is a Republican delegate to the US Congress The candidate of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño ,  was elected the new governor of Puerto Rico in the general elections held on November 4, 2008. Fortuño obtained more than 52\% of the votes. The other candidates were the current governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular Democratic Party, Edwin Irizarry Mora — the Puerto Rican Independence Party, and Rogelio Figueroa — the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party . In addition to obtaining the governor position, the New Progressive Party retained the position of resident commissioner of Puerto Rico and won a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly . The Puerto Rican Independence Party lost its franchise as a political party because it received less than 3\% of the votes, the level required by the electoral law. The results also indicate that the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party may have lost its franchise too.
Fortuño is a Republican delegate to the US Congress The candidate of the , , was elected the new governor of Puerto Rico in the general elections held on November 4, 2008. Fortuño obtained more than 52\% of the votes. The other candidates were the current governor of Puerto Rico, of the , — the , and — the . In addition to obtaining the governor position, the New Progressive Party retained the position of and won a majority of seats in the . The Puerto Rican Independence Party lost its franchise as a political party because it received less than 3\% of the votes, the level required by the electoral law. The results also indicate that the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party may have lost its franchise too.
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New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño
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Anibal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular Democratic Party, Edwin Irizarry Mora
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Puerto Rican Independence Party, and Rogelio Figueroa
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Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
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resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
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Legislative Assembly