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Guatemalan President Getting a Divorce So His Wife Can Run

Guatemalan President Getting a Divorce So His Wife Can RunGuatemalan First Lady Sandra Torres wants to run for president. Problem: The Guatemalan constitution forbids close relatives of the president from running to be his (or her!) successor. Solution: Divorce! Torres and her husband, current Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, are seeking "divorce by mutual consent," though her main rival—the right-wing former general Otto Perez Molina—is calling the move a fraud. How will this end? Tune in next season for the shocking conclusion! [BBC; image via AP]

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