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Dictator’s son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader

A woman waits for a polling center to open with her baby on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Quezon City, Philippines. Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Raul Bragais, 64, shows the ink on his finger to mark that he has finished voting during the opening of elections on Monday May 9, 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines. Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Voters cast their ballots on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Quezon City, Philippines. Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A woman shows ink on her finger after voting at a school used as a polling center for the elections on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Quezon City, Philippines. Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) People fill out ballots as they vote during the opening of elections on Monday May 9, 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines. About 67 million registered voters will pick a new president, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator, leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) People vote during the opening of elections on Monday May 9, 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines. About 67 million registered voters will pick a new president, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator, leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Dictator’s son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader