Correspondents around the world
Around the world of these families who monopolize power
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Philippine President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr speaks to reporters in Mandaluyong, the Philippines, May 11, 2022. AP - Aaron Favila
By: Gabrielle Maréchaux Follow |
Nicolas Rocca Follow |
Gwendolina Duval |
Antoine Guinard
1 min
Philippines, North Korea, Nicaragua or even Sri Lanka, what about these families who monopolize power on the planet?
Overview with our correspondents around the world: Gabriel Maréchaux, Nicolas Rocca, Gwendolina Duval and Antoine Guignard.
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In the Philippines, the Marcos clan is making a comeback: after father Ferdinand Marcos and his bloody martial law, mother Imelda Marcos and her 3000 pairs of luxury shoes, here is Ferdinand Junior, known as BongBong, very clearly elected president with 56% of the vote.
If there is indeed an emblematic family political dynasty on the planet, it is that of the Kims in North Korea.
For 70 years, from grandfather to grandson, they have ruled with an iron fist the longest hereditary communist dictatorship in history.
In Nicaragua, the Ortegas are in power.
The family led by Daniel Ortega, who is in his fifth consecutive presidential term, has ruled the country for 15 years.
Architects of the victory against the guerrillas of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam which had ended 30 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, the brothers Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapakse are now pariahs in their country.
The Rajapakse clan is now suffering the wrath of the population, which accuses it of being responsible for the serious economic crisis affecting the country.
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