Former dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ son aims to restore family pride in Philippines election
The Hindu
With official campaigning beginning on February 8, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (64) holds a double-digit lead in the polls, three months ahead of the May 9 elections
As frontrunner in the Philippines' presidential race, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears poised to complete a remarkable rebranding of the family name 36 years after a "people power" uprising ended his father's autocratic rule.
With official campaigning beginning on February 8, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (64) holds a double-digit lead in the polls, three months ahead of the May 9 elections.
His push for the presidency has been aided by what political analysts say has been a decades-long public relations effort to alter public perception of his family and supporters. Critics accuse the Marcoses of attempting to rewrite history.
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