The Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Roselló, has resigned after days of protests following the scandal of leaked messages between the governor and top officials.
In Mr. Roselló’s statement he made clear his resignation would become effective on the 2nd of August and he is to be replaced by Justice Secretary, Wanda Vásquez.
In order to appease the protests, Roselló said that he won’t seek re-election next year.
The leaked messages contained homophobic and sexist slurs and jokes about his female colleagues - they also raised suspicions of corruption.