Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in, but Senate approval still needed

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The handpicked successor to disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló was sworn in on Friday after Rossello stepped down, but lawyer Pedro Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short-lived because the U.S. territory's Senate still must approve his appointment. At his first news conference as governor, Pierluisi said Puerto Rico's Senate would meet on Wednesday to vote on whether to confirm his position as governor

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