Puerto Rico government in "constitutional crisis" amid search for new governor

La prensa americana sigue cubriendo lo que está pasando en la isla! With Governor Ricardo Rosselló's resignation going into effect on Aug. 2, the people of Puerto Rico await news of his successor as Wanda Vazquez, current justice secretary, tweeted on Sunday that she "has no interest in occupying the governor’s post." Mass demonstrations are continuing in Puerto Rico with protesters demanding that Vazquez also step down in the wake of the Telegram scandal. On today's show we speak with Manuel Natal, an independent member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, about the precarious state of the current government as people demand more transparency in the process. "The people of Puerto Rico have become hostage of these backroom negotiations taking place," Natal says. #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: YouTube: http://youtube.com/democracynow Facebook: http://facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/democracynow Instagram: http://instagram.com/democracynow SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/democracynow iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/democracy-now!-audio/id73802554 Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe