Sandra Torres

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Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova , pronunciation [ 'sandɾa xu'lieta' tores kasa'noba ], (born October 5, 1955 in Melchor de Mencos ) is a Guatemalan politician and former President 's wife .

Life

Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova was born the third of five siblings. The family moved to neighboring Belize for a few years during their childhood and youth . Torres studied communication science at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City .

Sandra Torres married the Social Democrat Álvaro Colom Caballeros in 2002 and took the name Sandra Torres de Colom . In 2008 Álvaro Colom became head of state. As the First Lady of Guatemala, she took on many social programs. She was criticized for the opaque finances of the programs, but the programs also brought her support from the rural poor. In 2011 she herself showed ambitions for the presidency. As close relatives of the president are legally prohibited from running for his successor, the couple divorced in April 2011. However, the Constitutional Court did not allow her to run for the 2011 election .

From 2011 to 2015 she completed a master's degree in public administration at Rafael Landívar University .

She ran for the 2015 presidential election, but lost the runoff to Jimmy Morales . From January to June 2015 Torres was General Secretary of the social democratic party Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE). During this time, donations in the millions are said not to have been declared, which is why there were investigations against the UNE. Torres described the allegations as politically motivated.

Torres ran again for the 2019 presidential election and lost to Alejandro Giammattei in the second round of the election .

During her campaign for the 2019 presidential election, Torres enjoyed immunity . On September 2, 2019, she was arrested on charges of violating campaign finance laws.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Elsa Cabria: El perfil de Sandra Torres, la maquilera impaciente. In: nomada.gt . September 5, 2015, accessed August 18, 2019 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ a b Peter Burghardt: Presidential couple in Guatemala: Until the constitution divides you. In: sueddeutsche.de . April 11, 2011, accessed August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ A b Jack Guy: Claims of corruption, drug trafficking and political divorce. Welcome to Guatemala's elections. In: cnn.com . June 25, 2019, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b Guatemala election: Former First Lady Sandra Torres wins first round. In: bbc.com . June 18, 2019, accessed on August 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Alejandro Giammattei será el próximo presidente de Guatemala tras vencer a Sandra Torres , El Mundo , August 12, 2019, accessed on August 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Guatemala ex-presidential candidate Sandra Torres arrested. In: bbc.com . September 2, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ Guatemala arrests former presidential candidate on eve of UN graft team exit. In: reuters.com . September 2, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Torres, Sandra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Torres Casanova, Sandra Julieta (full name); Torres de Colom, Sandra (former married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guatemalan politician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Melchor de Mencos , Guatemala