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(Eagle News)—Reelectionist Rex Gatchalian won a third term as mayor of Valenzuela City by a landslide, getting ahead of his closest rival by more than 240,000 votes. Gatchalian’s 248,911 votes were a far cry from Lakas candidate Bong Go’s 6226, with already 99.76 percent of election returns transmitted. Rex’s brother, Wes, who was unopposed, also won reelection as the city’s representative in the first district, and their longtime ally Eric Martinez was elected representative of […]
by Eugenia Logiuratoo Agence France-Presse PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AFP) — A Brazilian appeals court Wednesday upheld ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption, dealing a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year. The three-judge panel sitting in the southern city of Porto Alegre unanimously ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence will be extended to more than 12 years. Thousands of Lula supporters rallied in Sao Paolo to protest […]
by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand for re-election in May at the head of a new coalition, buoyed by victory over the Islamic State group. Abadi’s newly created “Victory Alliance” will face the “State of Law” bloc of Nuri al-Maliki, his predecessor, key rival and Shiite Dawa party co-member who now holds the post of vice president. The 65-year-old Abadi was […]
by Adam PLOWRIGHT Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Francois Hollande dramatically announced Thursday he would not seek re-election next April at the end of his five-year term as he bowed to historic low approval ratings. The withdrawal means the 62-year-old Socialist will be the first president of France’s fifth republic, founded in 1958, to quit after just one term. “I have decided that I will not be a candidate,” Hollande said in […]
President Aquino strongly indicated that he is not keen to run for a second presidential term.
President Aquino reiterated that he is still being urged to seek a 2nd term to assure that his legacy will continue.
