Thursday 31 March 2016

How Will the Philippines Presidential Election Transform the Country? (Joshua Kurlantzick, CFR)

On May 9, the Philippines will hold its presidential election. Philippine presidents are limited to one, six-year term, which makes them powerful and weak at the same time. They enjoy a long term in office, removing them from the regular grind of campaigning that is common in many other democracies. But, as soon as they are inaugurated, they become a kind of lame duck.

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