In Manila After waiting for more than 30 years, Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr looks set to become the Philippines' 17th president.
As at 12.30am today, hours after ballot boxes closed at 7pm yesterday, the 64-year-old son and namesake of the late dictator had already chalked up more than 26 million votes in partial, unofficial results.
He led his nearest rival, incumbent Vice-President Leni Robredo, 57, by an insurmountable 13.3 million votes by the time almost 45 million out of some 67 million cast votes had been counted.
Mr Marcos Jr's running mate, Ms Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, is poised to become vicepresident, with a lead of 18 million votes over second-placed Senator Kiko Pangilinan, 58, Ms Robredo's running mate.
Appearing on television just before midnight, Mr Marcos Jr thanked his supporters, though he stressed that "it is not over till the final count".
The results were in line with opinion polls that forecast a landslide win for both Mr Marcos Jr and Ms Duterte-Carpio.
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