Little Marcos, nicknamed “Bang Bang”, wins the Philippine presidential election.Flip through the little Marcus twitter
(Wang Qiuyan/Comprehensive Foreign Report) More than 65 million voters in the Philippines cast a sacred vote for the president on the 9th. The 64-year-old Marcos has won more than 30 million votes and is sure to win an overwhelming victory. He will lead the Marcos family to rebuild after 36 years. Dominated Philippine politics and entered the Malacañang Palace.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., nicknamed “Bongbong”, is the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He has given a brief victory speech at the campaign headquarters, “Thank you for participating in this election campaign. Such a great achievement cannot be achieved by one person, and requires the efforts of all parties and many people in different aspects.”
Marcos had been in power in the Philippines for 21 years before he was deposed and went into exile in 1986. During his rule, about 70,000 dissidents were killed, detained and tortured, and his family and cronies had embezzled state assets. 10 billion US dollars, tens of billions of dollars are still unknown until now. “Bang Bang” managed to escape his family’s dark history during the campaign, and did he win the Philippine presidential election on behalf of the restoration of the Marcos dynasty? But at least it means that Filipino voters have forgotten, or more young voters have not experienced the dictatorial era of Marcos.
Marcus was very popular during the campaign, winning more than 60 million votes in the presidential election.Flip through the little Marcus twitter
Philippine political observers pointed out that Filipinos are dissatisfied with the current social phenomenon of poverty and inequality, coupled with the fact that “Bangbang” and its supporters are good at social media operations, so that young voters believe that in the era of Marcos’ strongman politics, the Philippines used to be prosperous. Glory. A 27-year-old voter in Manila told the Nikkei Asian Review: “Marcos has done a lot of infrastructure construction for the Philippines, and I expect little Marcos to be like his father. What kind of father, what kind of son should there be. “
Marcus’ cooperation with the establishment is also the key to fueling the election. He is running alongside Sara Duterte, the eldest daughter of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte, who has a 60 percent lead in the vice presidential election. Sarah Duterte’s father, Duterte, also adopted a strongman style during his six-year presidency, pro-China, dictatorship, suppressed press freedom, and killed more than 8,000 people in the name of anti-drug.
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