Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Leads Philippine Presidential Election
2022-05-10
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1Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has a large lead in unofficial results from the country's elections Monday.
2With more than 77 percent of the votes counted, Marcos Jr. had more than 25 million votes.
3Candidate Leni Robredo, the country's vice president, is in second place with at least 12 million.
4In a video statement Monday night, Marcos Jr. thanked his supporters and spoke of the future.
5"Let us keep watch on the vote," he said.
6"If we'll be fortunate, I'll expect that your help will not wane, your trust will not wane because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead."
7Marcos Jr. is the son of Ferdinand Marcos.
8He ruled the Philippines from 1965 until a military overthrow in 1986.
9For most of his presidency he was supported by the military and widely considered a dictator.
10Election officials said the voting was mostly peaceful, but noted reports of some violence in the south.
11The winner of the presidency will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term.
12The next president faces deepening poverty, unemployment and years of continuing armed civil conflicts in the Philippines.
13The new leader may also have to deal with demands that the government punish outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte.
14He is accused of ordering or permitting thousands of killings in the government's long anti-drug campaign.
15The International Criminal Court is currently investigating some of the accusations.
16I'm Caty Weaver.
1Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has a large lead in unofficial results from the country's elections Monday. 2With more than 77 percent of the votes counted, Marcos Jr. had more than 25 million votes. Candidate Leni Robredo, the country's vice president, is in second place with at least 12 million. 3In a video statement Monday night, Marcos Jr. thanked his supporters and spoke of the future. 4"Let us keep watch on the vote," he said. "If we'll be fortunate, I'll expect that your help will not wane, your trust will not wane because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead." 5Marcos Jr. is the son of Ferdinand Marcos. He ruled the Philippines from 1965 until a military overthrow in 1986. For most of his presidency he was supported by the military and widely considered a dictator. 6Election officials said the voting was mostly peaceful, but noted reports of some violence in the south. The winner of the presidency will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term. 7The next president faces deepening poverty, unemployment and years of continuing armed civil conflicts in the Philippines. 8The new leader may also have to deal with demands that the government punish outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. He is accused of ordering or permitting thousands of killings in the government's long anti-drug campaign. The International Criminal Court is currently investigating some of the accusations. 9I'm Caty Weaver. 10Caty Weaver adapted the report for VOA Learning English from reports by VOANews, The Associated Press and Reuters. 11________________________________________________________________ 12Words in This Story 13fortunate -adj. having good luck or good things happen 14wane -v. to decrease in size or to weaken 15We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.