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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dnica Coto

Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz wins gubernatorial primary. Pro-statehood party still undecided

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary held Sunday by their Popular Democratic Party, which seeks a return to power in the upcoming general elections.

Zaragoza, who was highly lauded for his work as the island’s former treasury secretary, conceded defeat after obtaining 38% of the votes to his rival's 62%, even though only a little over half of the votes had been counted.

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