Official vote counting begins for next Philippine president

Record ID: 102002

  • Title: Official vote counting begins for next Philippine president
  • Date: 25th May 2016
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) SECURITY PERSONNEL IN FRONT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BUILDING MEN REMOVING BALLOT BOXES FROM MILITARY TRUCK BALLOT BOXES BEING PASSED IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE MANILA, PHILIPPINES (MAY 25, 2016) (REUTERS) CANVASSING SESSION INSIDE PLENARY HALL STACKED BALLOT BOXES MEN SETTING UP TALLY BOARD ELECTION OFFICIALS BRINGING BALLOT BOXES TO TABLE BALLOT BOXES BEING EXAMINED SENATOR, AQUILINO PIMENTEL III, ANNOUNCING CANVASSING ORDER ELECTION OFFICIAL REMOVING DOCUMENTS FROM BALLOT BOX LAWYERS LOOKING ON AS OFFICIAL REMOVES DOCUMENT FROM BALLOT BOX ELECTION OFFICIAL READING DOCUMENT MEN ADDING NUMBERS ON TALLY BOARD ELECTION OFFICIAL REMOVING DOCUMENT FROM BALLOT BOX
  • Embargoed: 9th June 2016 14:44
  • Keywords: elections president Rodrigo Duterte counting canvassing
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014JB205J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Legislators on Wednesday (May 25) began officially counting the ballots for the president and vice president, two weeks after the national elections.
    Security was tight at the House of Representatives in Manila as the ballot boxes were transferred to the Plenary Hall for the manual and electronic counting of votes.
    Under the Philippine election law, the Congress convenes as the official canvassing body to inspect both the electronic and manual election returns before proclaiming the winners in the presidential and vice presidential race.
    Officials opened ballot boxes containing the election returns from various districts in the Philippines and manually tally the count on a large board.
    Election lawyers from the candidates were present to witness and be able to raise questions on the counting.
    Rodrigo Duterte, the tough talking southern mayor, is expected to win the presidential race after unofficial but election commission-accredited polls showed him leading by a wide margin.
    Official partial results in Congress showed Duterte leading the presidential race.
    The official counting could take days, if not weeks, until the winner is proclaimed by the Congress.
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