April 11 Guatemala leader granted divorce


Alvara Giron broke the news to his wife as best he could, they would be divorced by the end of the week. He'd been given the choice of a divorce or living underwater for a month, at least this way he was still in the running. The rules of the game are deliberately designed to humiliate and encourage you to drop out of the contest and things are only going to get tougher. The premier of the Philippines would be stepping down and having his face tattooed like a clown and the Prime Minister of Sudan had to be escorted off when he refused to propose to a chicken. This is the daddy of them all, the ultimate reality show - 48 world leaders in a no holds barred, contest to become the first Emperor of the Free World.

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