More than 50% of Puerto Ricans voted to join the United States.
This country may become the 51st state.
Puerto Rico is officially considered a dependent territory of the United States.
Now another referendum has taken place on the issue of full-fledged accession to the North American state.
The local newspaper El Nuevo Dia reports the results of the vote.
56.82% of the country's 3.2 million residents approved of the country's accession to the United States.
30.85% voted for independence. Another 12.33% wanted to maintain the current status.
Under him, Puerto Rico is not a US state, but the territory is under Washington's control.
Thus, the majority voted in favor of full accession to the North American state and receiving the status of the 51st state.
Puerto Ricans have U.S. citizenship, but they cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections.
On November 6, it became known that Donald Trump won the 2024 election.
