Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Leads Philippine Presidential Election

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Leads Philippine Presidential Election

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has a large lead in unofficial results from the country's elections Monday.

With more than 77 percent of the votes counted, Marcos Jr. had more than 25 million votes. Candidate Leni Robredo, the country's vice¹ president, is in second place with at least 12 million.

In a video statement Monday night, Marcos Jr. thanked his supporters and spoke² of the future.

"Let us keep watch on the vote," he said. "If we'll be fortunate, I'll expect that your help will not wane³, your trust will not wane because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead."

Marcos Jr. is the son of Ferdinand Marcos. He ruled the Philippines from 1965 until a military overthrow⁴ in 1986. For most of his presidency⁵ he was supported by the military and widely considered a dictator.

Election officials said the voting was mostly peaceful, but noted⁶ reports of some violence in the south. The winner of the presidency will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term.

The next president faces deepening poverty, unemployment and years of continuing armed civil conflicts in the Philippines.

The new leader may also have to deal with demands that the government punish outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. He is accused of ordering or permitting thousands of killings⁷ in the government's long anti-drug campaign. The International Criminal Court is currently investigating some of the accusations⁸.

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fortunate –adj. having good luck or good things happen

wane –v. to decrease in size or to weaken

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 wane   

n.衰微，亏缺，变弱；v.变小，亏缺，呈下弦

参考例句：

• The moon is on the wane.月亮渐亏。
• Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。

4 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

8 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。