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Puerto Ricans flood streets, demand resignation of governor in huge protest
Source: NBC News
The "March of the People," as it's being called, paralyzed the San Juan metropolitan area a day after Ricardo Rosselló said he would not resign.
July 22, 2019, 9:28 AM EDT / Updated July 22, 2019, 1:06 PM EDT
By Nicole Acevedo, Gabe Gutierrez and Annie Rose Ramos
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of people occupied San Juan's biggest highway on Monday demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, in the island's largest protest in recent history.
“We don’t want him,” said Maria Mercedes Perieria Davila, who attended the demonstration dressed in the Puerto Rican flag. “The people are screaming today for him to leave. Nobody wants him. Puerto Rico is yelling!”
Not even heavy rain showers discouraged protesters like Pereira Dávila, as crowds blasted music while chanting "Ricky, renuncia!" (Ricky, resign!).
The "March of the People," as it's being called, has paralyzed the San Juan metropolitan area and the nerve center of the island's main shopping, banking and commercial districts.
“We don’t want him,” said Maria Mercedes Perieria Davila, who attended the demonstration dressed in the Puerto Rican flag. “The people are screaming today for him to leave. Nobody wants him. Puerto Rico is yelling!”
Not even heavy rain showers discouraged protesters like Pereira Dávila, as crowds blasted music while chanting "Ricky, renuncia!" (Ricky, resign!).
The "March of the People," as it's being called, has paralyzed the San Juan metropolitan area and the nerve center of the island's main shopping, banking and commercial districts.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/march-people-puerto-rico-mobilizes-largest-protest-gov-rossell-s-n1032286?cid=public-rss_20190722
Solidarity!
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Something is going to happen in the next couple days. It can't continue like this, and they've been protesting for a week already.
very impressive 
I'll bet something will happen in the next couple of days.
