» Nigerian Lady Emerges Presidential Candidate In Spain «

Nigerian born Spanish lawyer, Helen
Mukoro, has emerged the presidential
candidate of an opposition party for the
forthcoming election in Spain. She set a
new record as the first woman and an
immigrant to emerge presidential flag
bearer of a political party. She will be
running on the platform of Union De Todos,
a party she founded earlier this year.
Helen, who is also a forensic expert and
author of many books, was born in Delta
State and worked briefly in the Governor’s
Office before she travelled to Spain in 1992.
She gained prominence in Spanish politics,
when she founded a political party and later
became the first Nigerian-Spanish to contest
for the Mayor of Denia in May this year.
Although she lost the election, her
popularity soared higher as several people
endorsed her for the highest office in the
land.
Helen holds several academic qualifications.
Aside graduating in Law at the Spanish
National University Alicante, she also holds a
Master degree in Criminology, Masters
degree in Social Education, a post graduate
certificate in Tax and Labor Management, a
post graduate certificate in Forensic
Psychology, and a post graduate certificate
in Immigration and Domestic Violence. She
worked as a legal consultant (Immigration
Department) at the Red Cross Society, Spain
and presently owns a legal firm. She served
as the CEO and President at the African
Europe Chamber of Commerce. CEO/
President at National Agency of Forensic
Experts, Mediators and Technical
Professionals of Spain and Europe.
Helen had followed the trail of the United
States President, Barack Obama, who was
the first African-American to win the
presidency.
The 2015 Spanish general election would be
held on or before Sunday, December 20,
2015, as provided by the Spanish
constitution and the Organic Law of the
General Election Regime of 1985. The ruling
People’s Party (PP), led by Prime Minister
Mariano Rajoy, will seek re-election for a
second term in office, while the Spanish
Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) will struggle
to return to power after four years in
opposition. The election will be marked by
the rise of new parties Podemos (Spanish
for “We can”) and Citizens.