President Colom in 2010 President of Guatemala and first lady has been granted a divorce by a family court. The couple applied for a divorce so that Torres could stand for president when her husband steps down. The couple would have to divorce because of the Guatemalan  which states that close relatives of the president can not stand to be their successor. The divorce has been meet with criticism from the public and opposition politicians. The couple has been accused of "legal fraud" and  , the main opposition candidate, still believes that if Torres runs for office it would still violate the constitution. Perez is the current front runner in the opinion polls with 47.2\% while Torres is believed to have 13.7\%.
President Colom in 2010 President of Guatemala and first lady has been granted a divorce by a family court. The couple applied for a divorce so that Torres could stand for president when her husband steps down. The couple would have to divorce because of the Guatemalan constitution which states that close relatives of the president can not stand to be their successor. The divorce has been meet with criticism from the public and opposition politicians. The couple has been accused of "legal fraud" and Otto Perez Molina , the main opposition candidate, still believes that if Torres runs for office it would still violate the constitution. Perez is the current front runner in the opinion polls with 47.2\% while Torres is believed to have 13.7\%.
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