By Amelia Nierenberg Plus protests in the Philippines and a weakened Japanese yen. Source: Your Wednesday Briefing: South Korea’s New President Category: United States Economy, Politics and Government, Economic Conditions and Trends, United States International Relations, Elections, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, War and Armed Conflicts, Black Sea, Ukraine, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Alyokhina, Maria, Marcos, […]
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The Marcos family has waged a decades-long campaign to resurrect its reputation. That, plus the shortcomings of successive governments and a political masterstroke in aligning with the daughter of current President Rodrigo Duterte, helped fuel their once-unthinkable return to the presidency. Source: Fall and rise: Marcos family back in power in the Philippines
By NEWS WIRES Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalised the Philippines for decades, on Tuesday won a historic election victory, capping his clan’s journey from pariahs to the presidential palace. Source: Ferdinand Marcos Jr wins landslide election victory in the Philippines Category: Asia / Pacific