Burton Mail

Marcos son is elected

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THE namesake son of late Philippine­s dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears to have been elected president by a landslide in an astonishin­g reversal of the 1986 “People Power” pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father.

Mr Marcos Jr had more than 30.8 million votes in unofficial results, with more than 97% of votes tabulated. His nearest challenger, vice president Leni Robredo, a champion of human rights, had 14.7 million votes in Monday’s election.

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