Duterte Confirms He’ll Run For VP In 2022 After 6 Years As Philippines President
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday confirmed that he is considering running for vice president in the 2022 elections after his six-year term as the country’s president ends.
Under the 1987 Philippines Constitution, a president can only serve a six-year term. This means Duterte, 76, is no longer eligible to run for the top post, which ends in June 2022.
During a press conference for the inauguration of the LRT 2-East Extension Project, Duterte urged the public to consider him as a vice-presidential candidate and note “to maintain the equilibrium.”
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 29) President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said that running for vice president in the 2022 elections is not a bad idea, and that he may do so if there is space for him.
“It’s not at all a bad idea, and if there is space for me there
siguro pero kung wala akong (maybe, but if there is no) space [for me] and everybody is crowding up wanting to be one, vice president, sila na lang muna kasi tapos na ako (I ll just allow them since I am done already),” he said during his weekly address.
Duterte may run for vice president if there s space for me
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