Manila, Philippines – despite his Detention by the International Criminal CourtThe former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, seemed to have been elected mayor in his city of origin by a landslide, according to preliminary results on Tuesday. At least five candidates supported by his family were also among those who led the race for 12 positions in the Senate, in a stronger exhibition than expected Monday mid-term elections. Pre-electoral surveys had indicated that only two of them would emerge victorious.
The results are a boost for Duterte’s daughter, vice-president Sara DuterteBefore a trial of indictment in the Senate in July for a series of accusations, in particular an alleged abusive use of public funds and plots to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife and the president of the room.
Sara Duterte is considered a strong competitor for the 2028 presidential race. But if she is found guilty by the Senate, she will lose her job and will be disqualified from the occupation of the public service forever. To be acquitted, she needs at least nine of the 24 senators to vote in her favor.
The results of the official elections will be known within a week. But the partial and unofficial count of the election of the parish of the parish of the parish for the responsible vote has shown that Duterte has collected more than half a million votes in its bastion of Davao City, almost eight times more than its nearest rival.
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His youngest son, Sebastian, the outgoing mayor of Davao, also directs the unofficial vote count in the race to the mayor of Davao. His eldest son, Paolo, who seeks a re-election as a member of the House of Representatives, and two grandsons of local races were also in the lead, in an indication of the continuous influence of the family.
“Duterte Lands Sliding in Davao!” Her youngest daughter Veronica published on Facebook.
Duterte, nicknamed “The Punisher” and “Dirty Harry”, was mayor of Davao for two decades before becoming president. He has been under the care of the International Criminal Court since March, awaiting the trial for crimes against humanity Brutal war against illegal drugs This made thousands of dead suspects at its presidency 2016-2022. He was arrested at Manila airport after his arrival from Hong Kong, the police placed him in police custody on the ICC orders, which investigated mass killings that occurred under his repression against illegal drugs.
The dismissal and the arrest and the transfer of Rodrigo Duterte to the court in The Hague came after the ties of Marcos and Sara Duterte took place on the political differences and their competing ambitions. Duterte supporters criticized the government of Marcos for arrested and abandoned the former chief to a court whose jurisdiction disputes by his supporters.
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Under the Philippine law, candidates facing criminal charges, including those in detention, may arise in the elections unless they have been sentenced and have exhausted all calls.
Sara Duterte had told journalists after voting on Monday that she was in talks with her father’s lawyers on the way he could oath as mayor despite being behind bars. She had said that the vice-mayor, widely expected from Sebastian, would probably be the acting mayor.
