The son and namesake of the former late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the leader in the election of President of the Philippines according to the results of the counting of 53.5% of the vote. This is evidenced by the intermediate data of the election commission, common on Monday.
as of 20:32 local time, Marcos received more than 17.5 million votes. Vice President Leni Robredo, who is his main competitor, received 8.3 million votes, followed by Senator Manny Paciao with 1.4 million votes.
At the same time, the daughter of the current leader Philippine Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of the city of Davao Sara Duters-Carpio leads in the election of the country’s vice president with 17.1 million votes.
On May 9, the Philippines chose not only the new president of the republic, but also the vice president, senators, congressmen, as well as thousands of other managers. The current president of the country, 77-year-old Duters, who cannot be re-elected under the Constitution, will leave his post on June 30.