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The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9, 2022, for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level – national, provincial, and local – except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot is the election for the successors to President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo.
The election saw the highest turnout since 1998, with about 56 million voters participating. Marcos received 31.6 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a presidential election in the Philippines, while Duterte received 32.2 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in the country.
The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures are scheduled to take place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges: 1 November 2021 – 13 April 2022: Somalia, House of the People [91] 24–29 January: Italy, President [92]
The Laban ng Masa (transl. Struggle of the Masses) coalition launched a campaign to collect 300,000 signatures to urge activist and former party-list lawmaker Walden Bello to run for president in the 2022 elections. In a statement, Laban ng Masa said it wants to "push for an ambitious platform that focuses on the poor, prioritizes the neglected ...
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The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2022. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. 2022 United Nations Security Council election; 2022 national electoral calendar; 2022 local electoral calendar
Source: Congress (vote totals); COMELEC (election day turnout, absentee turnout ^ Liberal Party member running as an independent ^ Originally ran under Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma ; resigned from the party mid-way through the campaign.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.