Philippines' Duterte says cocaine user among presidential election candidates
CNN
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte declared on Thursday in a televised speech that an unnamed candidate for next year's presidential election was a cocaine user.
Duterte, who waged a war on drugs that killed thousands of users and peddlers, did not name the candidate, nor provide evidence to support his allegation, but said he was "a very weak leader".
Dozens of people have registered to run for President in next year's polls. Duterte, 76, is not eligible for re-election due to the constitution's one-term limit.
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