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| Duterte declares victory in Philippines election and promises new constitution | Duterte declares victory in Philippines election and promises new constitution |
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| Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte, who has an unbeatable lead in unofficial tallies in the country’s presidential race, will push to rewrite the constitution and change to a federal system of government, his spokesman has said. | Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte, who has an unbeatable lead in unofficial tallies in the country’s presidential race, will push to rewrite the constitution and change to a federal system of government, his spokesman has said. |
| Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning a few hours after Duterte claimed victory, Peter Lavina said the plan “will require a wide national consensus beginning with asking congress to call for a constitutional convention”. | Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning a few hours after Duterte claimed victory, Peter Lavina said the plan “will require a wide national consensus beginning with asking congress to call for a constitutional convention”. |
| He added: “There will be major rewriting of our constitution.” | He added: “There will be major rewriting of our constitution.” |
| Duterte, 71, had promised during a foul-mouthed campaign to change from a centralised system to a federal parliamentary form of government, a policy that has been popular in provinces far from the capital. | Duterte, 71, had promised during a foul-mouthed campaign to change from a centralised system to a federal parliamentary form of government, a policy that has been popular in provinces far from the capital. |
| As mayor for two decades in the southern city of Davao, Duterte has complained that “Manila gets everything so regions are forced to beg”. | As mayor for two decades in the southern city of Davao, Duterte has complained that “Manila gets everything so regions are forced to beg”. |
| During his campaign, Duterte has also pledged to kill tens of thousands of criminals and joked about raping an Australian missionary. His campaign symbol is a fist. | |
| Yet the man who has been labelled “the punisher” displayed a more reflective side of his character at about 3am on Tuesday shortly after results made it clear he had won. He drove to a cemetery and wept at his parents’ graves. | |
| “Help me Mom,” he said as he sobbed in front of cameras. “I’m just a nobody.” He later told reporters he would “behave” as president. | |
| Lavina said policies Duterte imposed in Davao could be implemented nationwide, including a late-night drinking ban and a curfew for unescorted minors after 10pm. | Lavina said policies Duterte imposed in Davao could be implemented nationwide, including a late-night drinking ban and a curfew for unescorted minors after 10pm. |
| “This liquor ban is because we have to work the next day,” he said. “Nothing to do with denying us of our freedoms.” | “This liquor ban is because we have to work the next day,” he said. “Nothing to do with denying us of our freedoms.” |
| “Incidentally, we have a ban on loud karaoke [in Davao] because everyone has to go to bed,” he said. | “Incidentally, we have a ban on loud karaoke [in Davao] because everyone has to go to bed,” he said. |
| Lavina added that although Duterte could use an executive order, it would be best done through a consultative “democratic process of legislating these measures”. | Lavina added that although Duterte could use an executive order, it would be best done through a consultative “democratic process of legislating these measures”. |
| Related: Philippines' 'Duterte Harry': the would-be president accused of using vigilante squads | Related: Philippines' 'Duterte Harry': the would-be president accused of using vigilante squads |
| A preliminary ballot count by the accredited election commission showed Duterte has close to 39% of counted votes. The unofficial results suggest the tough-talking mayor, who has pledged to kill criminals en masse during his six-year term, will win when the official tally is announced. | A preliminary ballot count by the accredited election commission showed Duterte has close to 39% of counted votes. The unofficial results suggest the tough-talking mayor, who has pledged to kill criminals en masse during his six-year term, will win when the official tally is announced. |
| The two runners-up, Grace Poe and Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas, have already conceded, virtually assuring Duterte victory. Filipinos also voted for a vice-president and more than 18,000 local and national representatives in the archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands. | The two runners-up, Grace Poe and Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas, have already conceded, virtually assuring Duterte victory. Filipinos also voted for a vice-president and more than 18,000 local and national representatives in the archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands. |
| The vice-presidential race has been much tighter, with lawyer and social activist Leni Robredo just 0.4 points ahead of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator who was widely expected to win. | The vice-presidential race has been much tighter, with lawyer and social activist Leni Robredo just 0.4 points ahead of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator who was widely expected to win. |
| The official election commission could take days to announce the final results. | The official election commission could take days to announce the final results. |
| In the congressional race, Geraldine Roman celebrated overcoming “bigotry, hatred and discrimination” after results showed she had become the country’s first transgender politician to win a seat. | |
| Roman, 49, is being seen by the LGBT community as a source of hope in a country heavily influenced by the church. | |
| “The politics of bigotry, hatred and discrimination did not triumph. What triumphed was the politics of love, acceptance and respect,” 49-year-old Roman told AFP after her victory for a seat representing the farming province of Bataan, north-west of Manila. | |
| Roman, a Catholic, said she was looking forward to becoming a politician so she could respond to critics who dismissed her as a single-issue politician. | |
| The general election in south-east Asia’s oldest democracy saw a record engagement with an estimated 80% turnout of the 54 million registered voters. | The general election in south-east Asia’s oldest democracy saw a record engagement with an estimated 80% turnout of the 54 million registered voters. |
| Key issues have been the economy, crime and corruption. Duterte was perceived to be the anti-establishment candidate in a country frustrated with the slow pace of change and a small clique from the political elite in power for years. | Key issues have been the economy, crime and corruption. Duterte was perceived to be the anti-establishment candidate in a country frustrated with the slow pace of change and a small clique from the political elite in power for years. |
| Alcohol was banned for two days during the voting period. Just hours before polls opened on Monday, seven people were shot dead when a convoy of vehicles was ambushed in Rosario, just south of Manila. | Alcohol was banned for two days during the voting period. Just hours before polls opened on Monday, seven people were shot dead when a convoy of vehicles was ambushed in Rosario, just south of Manila. |