Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained astatine The Hague implicit his cause warfare that killed thousands, has been elected politician of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.

Two of his astir loyal aides - long-time adjunct Christopher "Bong" Go and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the one-time constabulary main successful complaint of enforcing his cause warfare - person been re-elected to the country's senate.

But the midterm election, dominated by a spectacular feud betwixt the Duterte and Marcos dynasties, has besides thrown up immoderate unexpected results.

The destiny of Duterte's daughter, Vice-President Sara Duterte, remains successful the equilibrium arsenic counting continues.

Sara Duterte - who is wide expected to tally for president successful 2028 - is facing the imaginable of a prohibition from authorities should a assemblage made up of the country's legislature ballot to impeach her.

It meant the midterms - which saw 18,000 seats contested, from section officials to governors and senators - became a proxy warfare betwixt her supporters and her one-time ally, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Candidates supporting either dynasty went head-to-head, with Duterte's campy seeking the 9 legislature votes she needs to debar impeachment.

But an unofficial tally of 68% of the ballot suggests it is unclear which mode it has gone.

Marcos Jr's endorsements look to not person worked arsenic predicted by sentiment polls - lone 1 of his candidates, broadcaster Erwin Tulfo, made the apical 5 successful the unofficial count.

The remainder of the apical 5 was made up of the 2 Duterte aides and 2 independents portion determination is simply a choky contention for the remainder of the winning ellipse of 12.

Instead, the seats alternatively look to person gone to independents.

The vice-president, meanwhile, remains wide fashionable contempt her governmental troubles, and the president volition beryllium leaving bureau successful 2028.

Results truthful acold amusement the Duterte's person managed to clasp their powerbase successful the southbound of the state - conscionable 2 months aft the 80-year-old populist person was arrested astatine Manila Airport and flown to the Netherlands connected the aforesaid time to look the International Criminal Court.

It was his apprehension - approved by Marcos Jr - which pushed the rivalry betwixt his girl and the existent president to boiling point, a fewer weeks aft the president's allies successful the House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice-President Duterte.

The older Duterte was wide expected to triumph arsenic mayor, fixed the household has held the station since the mid-1980s.

Duterte himself led Davao, a sprawling confederate metropolis, for 2 decades earlier helium was elected president successful 2016. There, helium showcased his cause warfare that helium credited for the city's success, and won him the enactment of millions acold beyond its borders.

His youngest son, Sebastian, the incumbent mayor, was elected vice-mayor, meaning helium tin discharge his father's duties successful his absence. Another Duterte son, Paolo, was re-elected arsenic congressman. His grandchildren won section posts.

Duterte's sanction remained connected the ballot arsenic helium has not been convicted of immoderate crime. He bushed the scion of a smaller rival governmental family.

Maintaining a governmental basal successful Davao metropolis successful the southbound is important for the Dutertes - it is wherever they get the astir elector support.

The predetermination was not conscionable a conflict betwixt the 2 families, however.

Monday's ballot saw agelong queues nether temperatures of 33C (91F) and sporadic reports of unit and ballot machines malfunctioning.

Like past elections, song-and-dance, showbusiness-style campaigns played retired connected signifier and connected societal media, underscoring the country's property and personage authorities that sometimes overshadow much pressing issues specified arsenic corruption, precocious outgo of surviving and creaking infrastructure.