Estuardo Galdámez

Estuardo Ernesto Galdámez Juárez (born 9 February 1966) is a former Guatemalan politician and military officer, and presidential candidate. Galdámez assumed the position of a deputy in the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala on January 14, 2012, and 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, which forced him to miss the special transition session in Congress.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galdámez and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.
Official portrait as deputy of the Congress.

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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