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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.
There were a few attempts to nationally elect local officials during the Spanish colonial period. Following the defeat of Spain in the Spanish–American War and the Philippines later in the Philippine–American War, the Captaincy General of the Philippines and the First Philippine Republic were replaced by the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (which was established by the United ...
Head of State and Government Two-round system: Council of Republic: Upper chamber of legislature Elected by regional councils House of Representatives: Lower chamber of legislature First-past-the-post: Brunei: Currently no elections are held: Burkina Faso: Currently no elections are held: Burundi: President: Head of State and Government Two ...
A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the election for successors to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
The introduction of semi-automatic ballot-counting technology used in the general election however suffered from a number of technical and procedural problems. Civil society group CenPEG and minor party All Filipino Democratic Movement (KAAKBAY), amongst others, questioned the constitutionality of the election and its safety against electoral fraud or cheating.
The 1986 commission also kept the "open ballot" system, where voters had to write the name of their chosen candidate on the voting form. [55] The distribution of sample filled-in ballots to voters by politicians provided more opportunities for patronage through the determination of which other names appear on a politicians sample ballot, and ...
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 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states that unless otherwise provided by law, the election of members of Congress is on every second Monday of May. [1] According to Republic Act No. 7166, election for national, provincial, city and municipal elections are on the second Monday of May, since 1992, and every three years thereafter, with the president and vice president being elected in ...