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What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics

The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.

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‘I’m disgusted’: readers in the Philippines on the 2022 election result

Seven Filipinos share their views on the victory of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr and the future they see for the country

The Guardian - UK

Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress

Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power

The Independent UK

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What's wrong with the Philippines?

'Bongbong" Marcos didn't just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact that he is the extremely entitled son of a former president who stole at least US$10 billion and a mother who spent the loot partly on the…

Bangkok Post

Biden, Xi congratulate Marcos Jr on Philippine presidential win

Ferdinand Marcos Jr declares victory in Philippine presidential election, pledges to be a leader ‘for all Filipinos’.

Al Jazeera

Biden calls to congratulate presumptive Philippine president

President Joe Biden has called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to congratulate him on his apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election

The Independent UK

Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become the Philippines president – it's a dictator family revival that has divided Filipino Australians

This week, the Philippines voted in the son of an ousted dictator as the country's next president over a human rights lawyer. We asked Filipino Australians how they feel about their future and an election that saw social media "rewrite history".

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A member of the Marcos family is returning to power – here’s what it means for democracy in the Philippines

Some 36 years after the People Power Revolution restored democracy to the Philippines, a member of perhaps the most brutal and corrupt political dynasties in the nation’s memory is set to return to the Philippine presidency.

The Conversation

Marcos Jr. faces calls to ensure democracy, human rights

Presumptive Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is facing early calls to ensure respect for human rights, the rule of law and democracy that contrast starkly with his background as the son and namesake of an ousted dictator

The Independent UK

Private meal with kingpin offers clues to how Marcos will rule Philippines

Ahead of his landslide election win on Monday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave few specifics on how he’d govern the Philippines. But a private dinner he attended soon after entering the race last October may provide clues on his priorities — and to whom he’s beholden.

Tribune News Service

Philippine voters unconcerned about historical corruption to deliver Ferdinand Marcos Jr. landslide win

It's been 36 years since the Marcos family was hounded out of the country over the corrupt dealings of President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda. But in a sign that his parents' excess has been forgiven, Ferdinand Jr looks set to return the family name to the highest office.

ABC News

Philippines election Q&A: why did Marcos Jr win and what can we expect from his presidency?

After years of rebranding its image, the Marcos family is back in power. Inheriting a challenging economic situation, it remains unclear how Marcos Jr will use his huge mandate

The Guardian - UK

The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election

The namesake son of the late Philippine dictator won by a landslide, according to unofficial results, in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 "People Power" pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father.

WEKU

Philippines election: torture survivors from Marcos era in shock after son’s win

Factcheckers say Ferdinand Marcos Jr was overwhelming beneficiary of a flood of online disinformation before poll

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Bangkok Post

Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines

MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.

The Independent UK

Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter China

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific

The Independent UK

Marcos, Duterte new Philippines president and vice-president

The son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the daughter of outgoing head of state Rodrigo Duterte are the new leaders of the Philippines

The Independent UK

Marcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows

The namesake son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears to have been elected Philippine president in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 “People Power” revolt that booted his father into infamy

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WEKU

Dictator's son far ahead in Philippine presidential vote

With 80% of the votes tabulated, Marcos Jr. had 25.9 million, far ahead of his closest challenger, current Vice President Leni Robredo, who had 12.3 million.

France 24

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

Marcos redux? Dictator's son may win Philippine presidency

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

The Conversation

Philippines election: how the Marcos clan might be heading back to power

The upcoming election in the Philippines presents the country with a stark choice to set its political course for the next six years. Outgoing authoritarian president Rodrigo Duterte leaves behind a country much damaged by his time in office.

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