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Philippines Votes for President With Ex-Dictator’s Son Leading Opinion Polls

Philippines Votes for President With Ex-Dictator’s Son Leading Opinion Polls

Millions of Filipinos are heading to the polls on Monday to choose their next president in a pivotal election that could bring the son of the country’s former dictator to power more than 3½ decades after his father’s kleptocratic regime was overthrown in a popular uprising.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 64 years old, held a commanding lead over his closest competitor, current Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, in an April opinion poll, with 56% of respondents saying they would vote for him against 23% for her.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/philippines-votes-for-president-with-ex-dictators-son-leading-opinion-polls-11652063633