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Philippines’ Marcos takes lead required to secure presidency
May 9, 2022
By Reuters
By Reuters
MANILA, May 9 (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr of the Philippines has recorded enough votes to win the country’s presidential election, an unofficial tally of the poll body showed on Monday.
Marcos’s huge lead means a comeback by his presidential rivals is not possible, based on Reuters calculations using the poll body’s data.
(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty)
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