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A court in Guatemala has ordered a halt to the divorce proceedings of the country\u2019s first couple.<\/p>\n

First Lady Sandra Torres said last week she was seeking to divorce President Alvaro Colom, so she could stand for election to succeed him.<\/p>\n

Guatemala\u2019s constitution bans close relatives of the president from running for the top office.<\/p>\n

A group of students had petitioned the court to stop the divorce, which they said would bypass the constitution.<\/p>\n

The students called the move by the first couple a farce.<\/p>\n

Last week, Ms Torres told Guatemalans she was leaving a loving marriage for the sake of the nation.<\/p>\n

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The decision of the first couple to seek a divorce has been controversial, with opposition politicians and the Catholic Church highly critical.<\/p>\n

The main opposition candidate for the presidential election in September, former general Otto Perez Molina, called it electoral fraud.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the court said the couple\u2019s divorce proceedings would be on hold until a final decision was reached on whether the petition brought by the students would be allowed to proceed.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the judge hearing the first couple\u2019s divorce case said she had received anonymous threats warning her not to grant the divorce.<\/p>\n

Judge Mildred Roca said she had received a telephone call from a man who identified himself as belonging to a \u201cgroup defending the constitution\u201d and warning her that if she granted the divorce a member of her family would be executed.<\/p>\n

Judge Roca\u2019s security detail has been increased since news of the threats emerged and an investigation is under way to determine their source.<\/p>\n

Sandra Torres is Mr Colom\u2019s third wife and is already a divorcee. They have been married for eight years.<\/p>\n

She has played a prominent role in Alvaro Colom\u2019s presidency, supervising the government\u2019s poverty relief programmes.<\/p>\n

When she confirmed the news of the divorce last week, Ms Torres said the decision, which will force the first couple to live apart, was \u201cvery difficult\u201d.
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