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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague (www.theguardian.com)
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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been re-elected as mayor of the city of Davao, the family’s stronghold, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles away in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.

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[-] jrs100000@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Mostly though hes just genuinely very popular in Davao City and has been for decades.

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