Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has been proclaimed the president-elect of the Philippines, undoing the legacy of a democratic revolt that ousted his dictator father from office in 1986.
Congress declared Marcos Jr. the presidential poll winner on Wednesday after he amassed more than 31 million votes in the official tally.
His running mate Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing autocrat Rodrigo Duterte, was proclaimed vice president-elect with some 32 million votes. The incoming administration thus unites the two leading political dynasties of the Southeast Asian country of 110 million....
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