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Duterte takes chunky lead in Philippines vote count
Published Mon, May 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Manila
FIREBRAND Philippine city mayor Rodrigo Duterte took a commanding lead as unofficial presidential election results poured in on Monday, suggesting the political outsider's pledges to crush crime and corruption had carried the day.
Three hours after polling stations had closed, a rolling ballot count by an election commission-accredited watchdog showed about 40 per cent of the votes cast were in…
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