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- ↑ "Juramenta sustituto de Tony Soto en la Cámara de Representantes". NotiCel (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico: NotiCel. June 1, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ↑ Rosario, Frances (April 19, 2012). "Angel Pérez y Antonio Soto se acusan mutuamente de robarse las primarias". El Nuevo Día .
- ↑ Hernández, Yanira (March 29, 2012). "Al desnudo la manipulación en las primarias del PNP". El Nuevo Día .