Xinhua News Agency, Manila, May 10th(International Watch) Winning Philippine Presidential Election Facing Triple Challenges to Marcos Governing
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Jie Liu Kai
According to preliminary statistics released by the Philippine media on the 10th, the Federalist Party candidate Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos (Little Marcos) won the presidential election held on the 9th. The official election results are to be confirmed by the Philippine Election Commission.
On May 9, Philippine Federalist candidate Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos (center) came to a polling station in Ilocos Norte, Philippines to vote.Xinhua News Agency
Marcos is the son of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and has rich political experience. Analysts believe that following taking office, Marcos will face the triple challenge of uniting people’s hearts, boosting the economy and handling foreign relations.
Obvious advantage
A tally of 96% of the votes showed that Marcos had won more than 30 million votes, with more than 50% of the votes, winning the presidential election with a simple majority ahead of his main rival, incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo; Marcos’ running mate, the eldest daughter of incumbent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte-Carpio also won the vice president with more than half of the vote. campaign.
Marcos announced his victory in a video speech late on the 9th and thanked his supporters. Robredo conceded defeat in the early morning of the 10th and called on supporters to accept the election results.
Analysts pointed out that Marcos had a more obvious victory, continuing the momentum he has led in the polls since he announced his candidacy. On the one hand, he has won the support of many political parties, political figures, social groups and other forces in the Philippines; on the other hand, because of his strong appeal and mobilization power on social media, he has influenced many young Filipinos , and this group accounts for regarding half of the eligible voters in the Philippines.
Marcos, 64, was educated in Britain and the United States, and his family is a Filipino political family. His father Ferdinand Marcos was a longtime president, his mother Imelda, 92, was a multiple-time congressman, and his sister Ime Marcos is now a senator. Marcos initially entered the political arena in the 1980s and was elected as the deputy governor of his home province of Ilocos Norte, and thus started his political career. In the early 1990s, Marcos was elected governor of Ilocos Norte, a member of Congress and a senator. He ran for vice president in 2016, losing by a narrow margin to Robredo.
Anna Marimborg-Uy, a researcher at the BRICS Policy Research Institute in the Philippines, said that most Filipinos hope that the new government will continue the current government’s policies. In their opinion, Marcos can unite the people and deal with the current multiple challenges. Suitable candidates.
triple challenge
During this election campaign, Marcos pledged to create jobs, attract foreign investment, improve agricultural facilities and digital infrastructure, etc. in his internal affairs, and advocate an independent foreign policy in his foreign affairs.
After the election results are finally confirmed, Marcos will officially take office as president of the Philippines on June 30. Analysts pointed out that under the background of the Philippine people’s expectation of accelerating economic recovery, he will face three challenges following taking office.
The first is to bridge differences and unite the hearts of the people. Philippine media and analysts believe that the polarization and confrontation that emerged in this election may continue following the election. How to guide all parties to build consensus, bridge differences, and focus on urgent socio-economic issues will be faced by the Marcos administration. Primary challenge.
The second is to respond to the epidemic and boost the economy. The Philippine epidemic has eased recently, but the Philippine Department of Health previously warned that the epidemic may rebound following the election if the public is neglected during the election campaign. Bobby Tuasson, head of policy research at the Center for the Study of People’s Suffrage, a Philippine think tank, said that the new government needs to effectively boost the economy, create jobs, and deal with high domestic fuel and food prices and pressure on government finances while containing the epidemic. challenge. According to recent data released by the Philippine National Bureau of Statistics, 23.7% of the country’s population is still living in poverty. Although the unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in February this year, it is still higher than the level before the outbreak.
The third is to deal with foreign relations. Analysts pointed out that the current international pattern is rapidly evolving and geopolitical uncertainty is increasing. How the Philippines can continue to adhere to an independent foreign policy in a complex situation and take national security leadership into its own hands will be a test for the Marcos government.
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