By Love and Politics.
A court official says Guatemala’s first lady is ending her eight-year marriage so she can seek to succeed her husband as president.
Guatemala’s constitution prohibits members of a president’s extended family from running for the presidency.
Judiciary spokesman Edwin Escobar says divorce proceedings began Monday between Sandra Torres de Colom and President Alvaro Colom, who cannot run for re-election.
If both parties agree, the divorce could be final in about a month.
Torres announced March 8 that she will be the presidential candidate of the governing National Unity for Hope party in the September election.- Associated Press
No Hope and Change in Guatemala? Maybe their citizens aren’t so gullible. Ms. Torres divorce is an end run around the law. It will be interesting to see if there is any judiciary in the country with a backbone to prevent her run.
7:03 am on March 22nd, 2011 1
So much for "love"—-
But I don't blame her. Humm, love or power. Power or love> Humm.
I'll take power every time!
11:07 am on March 22nd, 2011 2
A recent US president from Texas chose another Texas resident as his running mate. The constitution says they can't both come from the same state, so the the running mate hastily established "residency" in his former home state, Wyoming.
I tried to leave a comment about this a few minutes ago, but it disappeared. I didn't use any bad words, so I don't know what happened.
3:08 pm on March 22nd, 2011 3
Divorce? Just to run for president?
This is no joking matter.
It must be breaking Sharon's heart.
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10:37 pm on March 22nd, 2011 4
Yikes! look at the puss on that Mayan.
Alvaro, pay for the divorce and run……… far far away! It can only get better from here!
10:59 pm on March 22nd, 2011 5
#2 I've heard that B.D.S is difficult to recover from. But it has been over two years. I think you're off the Meds again.
11:53 pm on March 22nd, 2011 6
Lovely lady…She should should pick Claire McCaskill as her nrunning mate…