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Philippines election: Marcos family seek return to power as country votes

Voting has begun in the Philippines in the election to choose the country’s next president - with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the son of the nation’s former dictator, tipped to win.

Evening Standard

Philippine election narrows to Marcos, rights defender

Voters in the Philippines are choosing their next leader, senators, representatives and thousands of local office holders Monday

The Independent UK

Factbox-Philippines' Marcos, Robredo lead field in presidential vote

Voting started in the Philippines on Monday in a presidential election that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favourite Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his main rival Leni Robredo.

Reuters

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Philippines election: Ferdinand Marcos Jr closes in on victory

Known as Bongbong, son of the late dictator holds significant lead over nearest rival in unofficial count

The Guardian - UK

Son of former dictator Marcos looks set for victory in Philippines presidential election

Polls have closed to elect a new president in the Philippines Monday, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes race and restore his family to the pinnacle of power.

France 24

Dictator's son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader

Filipinos have begun voting for a new president with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders

The Independent UK

Philippines faces stark election choice – dictator’s son or human rights lawyer?

Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls but analysts point to huge rallies of his opponent and the vice-president, Leni Robredo

The Guardian - UK

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Dictator’s son, rights lawyer vie for Philippine presidency

Voters in the Philippines will be choosing their next leader between the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a human rights lawyer, the current Vice President Leni Robredo

The Independent UK

Why the 2022 Philippines election is so significant

There are 10 candidates vying to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president, but only two really matter.

Al Jazeera

Philippines election: Bongbong poised to become president as Marcos history is rewritten

The dictator’s son is the favourite to win presidential race, reviving memories of a painful era for many

The Guardian - UK

The Philippines will elect a new leader Monday

Voters in the Philippines go to the polls Monday for that country's presidential elections. We take a look at the last days of the campaign there.

WEKU

Fervour in Philippines as election campaign reaches climax

Crowds of hundreds of thousands massed in the Philippines on Saturday where the leading presidential candidates made a last-ditch bid to sway undecided voters with patriotic, upbeat messages after a divisive election race.

Reuters

Marcos Jr on verge of historic win in Philippines

MANILA: The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was set to address hundreds of thousands of supporters Saturday on the final day of presidential election campaigning, as polls showed him heading towards a landslide win.

Bangkok Post

‘Our generation’s fight’: Robredo’s campaign to stop Marcos Jr

Leni Robredo is hoping a spirited grassroots campaign will propel her to office in pivotal Philippine election.

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Reuters

Seeking return of disputed 'golden age', some Philippine voters back son of dictator Marcos

Street vendor Nellie Baraquio will cast a ballot in a presidential election in the Philippines for the first time on Monday, and the campaign sticker on her worn-out ice box leaves little doubt about who is getting her vote.

Bangkok Post

Dirty tricks mar last days of Philippine election campaign

MANILA: Philippine election rivals traded allegations of dirty tricks and vote-rigging Friday, in the final stretch of an acerbic campaign that is tipped to bring the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to power.

The Independent UK

Marcos redux? Dictator's son may win Philippine presidency

The presidential campaign of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is resonating in the Philippines

Bangkok Post

Factbox: Marcos and Robredo lead Philippine presidential hopefuls

Philippine presidential candidates will wrap up campaigning this week ahead of the May 9 election, in a contest that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favourite Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his main rival Leni Robredo.

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Factbox-Marcos and Robredo lead field ahead of Philippine presidential vote

The Guardian - UK

Philippines election 2022: what you need to know about the vote for president

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong Marcos, frontrunner in race to replace populist president Rodrigo Duterte

Reuters

'Our blood is boiling': Victims angry as son of dictator closes in on Philippine presidency

Former political prisoner Cristina Bawagan still has the dress she wore the day she was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law.

ABC News

The Marcos makeover: How history was rewritten to place a dictator's son on the cusp of power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr, is poised to become the next president of the Philippines, despite his father's legacy of brutality and corruption.

The Guardian - UK

‘Authoritarian nostalgia’: Philippines seem set to return Marcoses to power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls despite father’s dictatorship and energetic opposition campaign

Axios

4 big elections coming up in May

The son of a dictator and a former guerrilla could be future presidents.

The Independent UK

Philippine vote: Volunteers back reformer vs dictator’s son

Large numbers of volunteers are waging a house-to-house campaign in the Philippines for presidential candidate Leni Robredo, who is facing an uphill electoral battle against the son and namesake of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos

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