Senate race will be key to future of Sara Duterte as she faces impeachment trial, while her could become mayor despite being detained in The Hague
Millions of Filipinos began voting on Monday in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached vice-president Sara Duterte.
Workers in the capital, Manila, were busily setting up polling stations on Sunday for a race that will decide more than 18,000 posts, from seats in the House of Representatives to hotly contested municipal offices.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/12/philippines-election-2025-midterms-voting-results-marcos-duterte
Author : Agence France-Presse
Publish date : 2025-05-12 00:10:00
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