Elections in the Philippines 2010

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The 2010 election in the Philippines took place on May 10, 2010 . In addition to the presidential post, a total of 17,000 other posts were elected, including those of the vice-president, the members of the House of Representatives , half of the members of the Senate , governors , mayors , vice mayors and those of the provincial, city and local councils .

Candidates

Presidency

Results

Presidency

The candidate with a relative majority becomes president. There is no runoff .

The winner was Benigno Aquino with 42 percent of the vote. He was also considered a favorite before the election.

After counting around 80 percent of the votes, Benigno Aquino was clearly in the lead with 40 percent of the vote. In second place was Joseph Estrada with about 25 percent. The turnout was exceptionally high at 75 percent. Manuel Villar, who congratulated Benigno Aquino on his victory, landed in third place. According to his own statement, Joseph Estrada waited until the official election results were announced before he could comment on the outcome. The incumbent President Gloria Arroyo , who was not allowed to run again, promised a smooth handover . The US praised the way the election went.

The official election results were announced on June 8th. Accordingly, Benigno Aquino III got 15.2 million and the runner-up Joseph Estrada 9.74 million votes. Estrada's candidate Jejomar Binay was named as vice-president, just ahead of Aquino's candidate Mar Roxas . The next day parliament recognized the election and on June 30th Benigno Aquino III was sworn in as president.

Results of the presidential election by constituency
Presidential election results
candidate Political party Result
be right %
Benigno Aquino III   Liberal Party 15,208,678 42.08%
Joseph Estrada   Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino 9,487,837 26.25%
Manny Villar   Nacionalista Party 5,573,835 15.42%
Gilberto Teodoro   Lakas-Kampi-CMD 4,095,839 11.33%
Eddie Villanueva   Bangon Pilipina's party 1,125,878 3.12%
Richard Gordon   Bagumbayan VNP 501.727 1.39%
Nicanor Perlas   Independent 54,575 0.15%
Jamby Madrigal   Independent 46,489 0.13%
John Carlos de los Reyes   Ang Kapatiran 44,244 0.12%
Total number of votes 36.139.102 99.50%
Vetallano Acosta (disqualified) *   Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 181.985 0.50%
Total number of votes (excluding invalid ones) 36,321,087 70.81%
Registered voters 51.292.465 100.00%
Constituencies 278 of 278 100.00%

* Vetallano Acosta (KBL) was disqualified after the ballot papers were printed. The votes cast for him were counted as invalid.

Results of the vice presidential election by constituency
Results of the vice presidential election
candidate Political party Results
Votes %
Jejomar Binay   Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan 14,645,574 41.65%
Mar Roxas   Liberal Party 13,918,490 39.58%
Loren Legarda   Nationalist People's Coalition 4,294,664 12.21%
Bayani Fernando   Bagumbayan VNP 1,017,631 2.89%
Edu Manzano   Lakas-Kampi-CMD 807.728 2.30%
Perfecto Yasay   Bangon Pilipina's party 364,652 1.04%
Jay Sonza   Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 64,230 0.18%
Dominador Chipeco, Jr.   Ang Kapatiran 52,562 0.15%
Total votes (without invalid) 35.165.555 68.56%
Registered voters 51.292.555 100.00%
Constituencies 278 of 278 100.00%

violence

At least 6 people were killed in connection with the elections. According to the police and the military, 14 people were killed in clashes between rival supporters. Grenade and bomb explosions occurred in the south. The military also reported an attack by communist rebels on an army unit in southern Maguindanao, killing six people.

Election process

Election campaign

In the course of the election campaign, violent clashes broke out in many places. On November 23, 2009, 57 people were murdered when they wanted to register Esmael Mangudadatu in the province of Maguindanao for election.

Voting machines

There were significant problems with the electronic polling station counting aids from Smartmatic . Before the election, a software update had to be installed across the country using memory cards, and almost 400 devices failed during the election.

On May 10, the polling stations were kept open for an hour longer because of the problems with the voting machines and the high level of traffic.

Irregularities in the choice

  • Voting machines were preprogrammed according to witness statements
  • Votes were bought, voters filmed when they cast their votes
  • Ballot papers were already filled out
  • one witness reports that her name had already been used for voting, and the polling officer in charge then advised her to simply vote by someone else's name
  • a complaint was filed against the election commission because several laws were disregarded, mostly laws to ensure the transmission of the election results.
  • In the run-up to the election, widespread newspapers, especially Estradas, did not accept election advertisements; especially the one which contains an apology from Corazon Aquino for the unconstitutional disempowerment of Estrada.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elections in the Philippines. Hanns Seidel Foundation , archived from the original on November 30, 2011 ; Retrieved May 10, 2010 .
  2. ↑ a b ORF: Philippines election: Aquino's victory is looming
  3. ^ ORF: Aquino leads in presidential election
  4. ↑ a b ORF: Clear victory for Aquino in the presidential election
  5. ^ Frankfurter Rundschau: Aquino is the Philippine President
  6. ↑ focus.de: Philippines - Benigno Aquino sworn in as new President (accessed on June 30, 2010).
  7. ↑ Binay is Joseph Estradas ( PMP ) guest candidate for the vice presidency.
  8. ↑ Legarda is Manny Villars ( Nacionalista ) guest candidate for the vice-presidency.
  9. ^ NZZ: Elections in the Philippines overshadowed by violence
  10. ^ A b Frankfurter Rundschau: Dead in presidential election
  11. ^ ORF Future Zone: Problems with voting machines in the Philippines
  12. ↑ http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100519com4.html