Duterte wins local elections: can he be from the Haag from Mayor
Duterte wins local elections: can he be from the Haag from Mayor
In the exciting play of power of Filipino politics, the voters gave the former President Rodrigo Duterte an overwhelming victory in the mayoral election in his hometown Davao. This prediction was not surprising for a family that has held office for more than 20 years.
a dilemma for the Philippines
However, this recent election victory brings a dilemma with it because the elected mayor sits behind bars and is waiting for a trial for crimes against humanity. The public prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Haag To have waged brutal drug war, which may have demanded thousands of human life, including many innocent and random victims. Although Duterte openly known to the offensive, he has always rejected the allegations of human rights violations and emphasized that he would not pinch before a foreign court.
a complicated legal struggle
The next hearing is imminent in September, but beforehand Duterte is faced with a new, complex legal dispute between the ICC and the Filipino jurisdiction: Can he take off the oath? According to experts, Duterte could possibly be sworn in by a deputy or in absence - possibly even by video call, but only if the court in the Hague agrees.
is given this possibility, the question arises in the room how he can lead the southern city from a prison in another time zone, where a Computer is available to him and he can lead family calls, but does not exist.
According to Filipino law, everyday office on his youngest son, Sebastian Duterte, could fall, who was chosen as Vice Mayor of Davao City.
What happens if Duterte can't put the oath?
If the senior duterte is not approved, the mayor's post could fall on the election loser Karlo Nogral, which belongs to the Nogral's political dynasty and has long been a rival of the Dutertes in Davao, where both families are fighting for influence. The political analyst Ramon Beleno from Ateneo de Davao University expressed that an transfer of the office to Nogral could trigger a separate legal challenge on the part of the Dutertes.
Dutertes controversial inheritance
duterte remains a strong and at the same time controversial figure in the Philippines. In Davao City, where he was mayor for over two decades before he became president in 2016, his passionate supporters recognize his iron grip over the city as crucial for the restoration of law and order. According to the lawyer of Duterte, Nicholas Kaufman, the "overwhelming" support for Duterte showed the "complete rejection" of the national government in the "attempt" of the former president in 2025.
an uncertain office
The main law hurdle that faces Duterte is despite his election victory whether he can take the oath during his involuntary absence. All elected officials must take their oath within 30 days of the assumed office on July 1, said Joel Butuyan, a lawyer and president of the human rights NGO Centerlaw. Duterte would be forced to put his oath in front of a Filipino Ambassador or Consul in the Hague, but this seems unlikely, emphasizes Butuyan.
a political patient situation
The attentive interlusively persecuted was considered a deputy battle between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Duterte-Carpio, in view of a decay of the former alliances between the former allies who have become enemies. The vice president threaten iMpeachment-procedure in the representative house in which they accomplished corruption what she denies. In order to stay in office, Duterte-Carpio needs the votes of nine of the 24 senators for their acquittal.
The voters and the population are currently disappointed with the machinations at the political level. The stronger influence of Rodrigo Duterte's fate remains acutely relevant, even if arguments in Davao and beyond.