Puerto Rico Voted for Statehood, What Happens Next?
On Tuesday, citizens of Puerto Rico had three options to pave the way for their future. Similar to 2012, 2017, and 2020, voters in Puerto Rico voted for statehood. The election night results show that over 56% of voters backed statehood, but what happens next?
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Puerto Rico supports freedom and U.S. statehood
Before the election, the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico was thrust into national headlines, but for all the wrong reasons.
Puerto Rico's Election Could Make History in Statehood Debate
However, any change in Puerto Rico's status requires U.S. Congressional approval, making this vote largely symbolic for now. Voters are also being offered the opportunity to parti
Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election
Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party is leading polls in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the first time.
Puerto Rico has a major election of its own on Tuesday. Here's what's at stake
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Puerto Rico awaits historic results in four-way gubernatorial election
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins
Pro-statehood party leads Puerto Rico governor race — but pro-independence party has historic run
Puerto Rico's pro-independence party looked like it had little chance to win the island's gubernatorial race — until vile comments were made about the U.S. territory at a Trump rally last week. It still looked likely to lose to the pro-statehood party on Tuesday,
Puerto Rico holds gubernatorial election alongside US presidential vote
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins. (AP/Alejandro Grandillo )
Jenniffer González-Colón, A Pro-Statehood Trump Ally, Wins Puerto Rico Governor's Race
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Humiliation Continues for Mainstream Media: Pro-Trump, Pro-Statehood Candidate Leads in Puerto Rico
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Would Americans support Puerto Rico becoming a state — or leaving US? What poll says
The question of whether or not Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state has long been a topic of debate among residents of the ...
Majority of Americans Support Making Puerto Rico a State: Poll
Puerto Ricans will vote on whether or not they want to become a state on November 5 and a new poll found that Americans are supportive.
Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in historic election
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