December 14, 2021 20:32 PM
Philippine President Duterte
[Overseas Network]According to Philippine GMA network media news, on the 14th local time, Philippine President Duterte announced that he withdrew his application for the 2022 senator.
Philippine Election Commission spokesperson James Jimenez said, “The president has applied to withdraw from the Senate election.”
According to an earlier report by the “Philippine Star”, on November 15th, Duterte submitted candidate qualification materials and announced his participation in the May 2022 Congressional Senate election. That day is the deadline for confirmation of registration for the Philippine general election.
Duterte is 76 years old and was elected president in May 2016. According to the Philippine Constitution, the term of office of the President is 6 years without re-election. Duterte, whose term of office is about to expire, announced in August this year that he planned to run for vice president in May 2022, and then changed his mind on October 2 and announced that he would not participate in the next vice presidential election, indicating that he would “retire from politics.”
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