Rodrigo Duterte hopes to gain control of Senate in Philippines mid-terms

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Election seen as referendum on president’s policies, with critics of the government fearing president’s grip on power will tighten

Tens of millions of Filipinos have voted in midterm polls that are being seen as a crucial referendum on Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal crackdown on illegal drugs, unorthodox style and contentious embrace of China.

 

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