Votes debacle will add to Puerto Rico's fiscal woes
Friday, August 14, 2020
Significance
Only a few polling stations functioned properly; those that did not will reopen on August 16, so the remaining ballots can be cast. The primaries come amid COVID-19 and following a succession of natural disasters and policy difficulties since 2016.
Impacts
- Puerto Rican political influence in the United States will grow.
- President Donald Trump will renew the Puerto Rican Oversight Board for another four years.
- US Republicans will push back against any move towards Puerto Rican statehood.
- Washington may reintroduce pharmaceutical subsidies to Puerto Rico in coming years.
- The November 3 elections might need to be delayed if the Elections Commission is not ready.
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