Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
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Philippines Polls: Opinion polls in the days ahead of the vote showed Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr comfortably ahead of his rivals, giving him a real chance at turning the tables on Vice President Leni Robredo, who is running second in the polls.
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
Opinion polls in the days ahead of the vote showed Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr comfortably ahead of his rivals, giving him a real chance at turning the tables on Vice President Leni Robredo, who is running second in the polls.
"It is very seldom that elections are really decided by rational calculations, by the scrutiny of a candidate's public record," said retired political professor Temario Rivera. "There's a lot of emotion involved and that is why the narratives you are most comfortable with normally are decisive."
The 64-year old Marcos, whose baritone voice is strikingly similar to his father's, has homed in on a single message all throughout his campaign - unity.
