The lawyer tapped by Puerto Rico's outgoing governor to lead the bankrupt U.S. territory faced opposition from legislators on Wednesday, two days before the island's top executive plans to bow to the demands of
protesters and resign.
Current Governor Ricardo Rosselló formally nominated the island's former non-voting representative in the U.S.
Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, as secretary of state, which would position him to take over the government if he is confirmed by lawmakers.
Anger over the bankruptcy, the handling of back-to-back 2017 hurricanes that killed some 3,000 people, the filing of federal corruption charges against two former administration officials and the publication of profane chat messages between Rosselló and his close advisers sparked nearly two weeks of street
protests this month demanding his ouster.