China News Service, May 10 (Xinhua) According to comprehensive foreign media news, in the early morning of the 10th local time, preliminary statistics of the Philippine general election showed that Marcos Jr., the son of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, won the election.
On May 9, local time, Marcos voted at a polling station in the northern Philippines.
According to reports, in more than 90% of the votes that have been counted, Marcos received nearly 30 million votes, with a vote rate of more than 50%, more than double that of another candidate, incumbent Vice President Robredo.
Marcos won the presidential election with an overwhelming majority.
His partner Sarah, the daughter of Philippine President Duterte, won the vice-presidential election.
The Philippines held national and local elections on the 9th to elect a new president, vice president, members of Congress, local administrators and members of parliament.
The Philippine constitution stipulates that the president serves a six-year term and cannot be re-elected.