Maria Belen Chapur speaks publicly about former governor Mark Sanford | Mark Sanford

Maria Belen Chapur speaks publicly about former governor Mark Sanford

Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentinian lady for whom former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford left his wife and derailed his career, has in spite of everything spoken on camera about their relationship.

Chapur was interviewed by way of a colleague at Infobae, an Argentinian multimedia corporate for whom she writes a column. She agreed to speak about the USA government shutdown saga, and the interviewer did not let the chance cross with out asking her about her personal life with Sanford, who in May won a US congressional seat and has tried to put the scandal over his love existence at the back of him.

Sanford resigned as governor of South Carolina in 2009, after going lacking for 6 days – days which he spent with Chapur, while his group of workers told media he was once hiking the Appalachian Trail.

"Yes, I'm happy. Until now, happy," she mentioned, including that she has met Sanford's youngsters, and that she's going to remain tied to Argentina for now because her younger son is solely 19.

"When we're together, we live together," she stated. "Partly in Washington, partly in Charleston. Now it's difficult, but until last year he would come to Buenos Aires."

Chapur and Sanford met in 2001 in Uruguay, and he or she said they didn't begin the affair that derailed his political profession and ended in his divorce from Jenny Sanford until 2008. "It was strictly friendship. In fact, I would get a Christmas card with their family photo. You can see the mails and there's nothing more there but friendship."

She mentioned Sanford had made major sacrifices for his country, and prompt that nobody must suppose their partnership is about cash.

"What I can tell you is that he works incredibly hard, he deeply loves his country," she stated. "What he's gone through these past five years he could have left it all behind him. It's not about the money. The whole world has this fantasy that governors or congressman make a lot of money.

"I will inform you that a governor makes $108,000 a 12 months and from this it's a must to deduct a 3rd in taxes, so from this he cannot even pay for private school for his kids, with out of course assist from circle of relatives or a fortune from before."

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