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Opinion | Economic scenarios after the primaries

Economist Gustavo Vélez argues that “beyond analyzing the implications of the recent results on the island’s economic evolution for 2025, there is an analysis to be made as to why the electorate has decided to deny a second term to the recent governors”

June 12, 2024 - 2:27 PM

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Whoever prevails in the November elections will be the eighth governor we will have had from 2001 to the present, taking into account that in the four-year term from 2017 to 2020 we had three governors. (Archivo)

By Gustavo Vélez

Economista

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Last Sunday, July 2, the primary cycle for the November 2024 general elections closed. The results within the ruling party, led by Governor Pedro Pierluisi, were unexpected according to analysts and pollsters who are experts in these matters. The expectation was that the incumbent would prevail against the challenge of the resident commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González, due to several factors.