Puerto Rico will see its first independent candidate for governor, Alexandra Lugaro, who will run without aligning to the two dominant parties.

The young attorney promises to reveal the truths about the island's problems as well as more progressive stance on social issues.

On Tuesday Lugaro, a 33-year-old attorney, announced she will run for governor of Puerto Rico in the 2016 elections, by which time she will be 35 and eligible to be governor if she wins. Lugaro is the executive director of America Aponte & Associates, founded by her mother, and holds the same post at the Metropolitan New School of Puerto Rico, reports Primera Hora.

Although both organizations have contracts with the Puerto Rican Department of Education, Lugaro says this will not affect her candidacy. Rather it strengthens her position on the government's economy problems, she argued.

"I'm not part of the problem," she said, arguing the Education Department does not have the means to do what her companies offer, saying "It would be ideal if the ED would offer what I offer."

"I got tired of watching on TV how the country collapses," she said, claiming she would not take government money, as she does not need it.

Lugaro called Puerto Rico's political environment "a toxic cycle," of which Puerto Ricans are "hostages of two parties that have brought us to the abyss we are in today."

"I am the voice of a people outraged at the continuous mismanagement of governments, which caused the current crisis," she said. "I am the voice of those who know that ours is a great country that deserves a better fate."

According to EFE, Lugaro is currently finishing her PhD at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and hopes to inject new life into Puerto Rico's political system, something she says the people want.

Every year around 50,000 young Puerto Ricans leave the island for better economic opportunities, mostly to the U.S. mainland, explains EFE. Lugaro is aware of this and thinks some of those who emigrated want to return.

As part of her campaign, she intents to renegotiate the island's debt, if necessary; legalize marijuana and same-sex marriage; tax religious institutions; and educate on gender.

However, the economy remains at the focus of her strategy. She praised Iceland, which opted to sue financial institutions instead of renegotiating the debt payments. She said this would be a good model to follow.

In Puerto Rico, "we believe that if our credit score is lowered the world will end" but what "we have to do is gather our best experts and develop an economic plan that focuses not only on repayments."

Lugaro's opponents have already taken aim at the young candidate, but have not addressed her policies directly. According to El Nuevo Dia, some have raised concerns about her relationship with the Education Department, with which he America Aponte company has a $46 million contract.

She has already addressed these concerns, as mentioned previously.

She also pointed out on a Facebook post that many fake pages have appeared "that have been created to distort my name, misrepresent information, undermine my credibility and confuse the people."