Estuardo Galdámez

Estuardo Ernesto Galdámez Juárez (born 9 February 1966) is a former Guatemalan politician and military officer, and presidential candidate. Galdámez assumed as deputy on January 14, 2008, was reelected twice, leaving office on January 14, 2020.[1] He was the then-ruling National Convergence Front (FCN) party's nominee in the 2019 Presidential election. After Galdámez left office, a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of corruption.[2] He was also stripped of immunity from prosecution, would forced him to miss the special transition session in Congress.[3]

References
  1. "Estuardo Galdámez, el kaibil y trepador de la política". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. Menchu, Sofia (January 15, 2020). "Arrest warrants for Guatemalan ex-presidential candidate as immunity lapses" – via www.reuters.com.
  3. Cuffe, Sandra. "Guatemalan officials arrested for corruption after leaving office". www.aljazeera.com.


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