At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Senate:
13
- Seats in the House
of Representatives: 220
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State
& Head of Government: President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
- Assembly: The Philippines
has a bicameral Congress consisting of the Senate (Senado) with
24 seats and the House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
with 220 seats.
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Description
of electoral structure:
- The president
is elected by popular vote for a six-year term.
- In the Senate,
all members are elected by simple majority vote in a nationwide constituency.
One half of the Senate is elected every three years. All members serve
six-year terms.
- In the House of
Representatives, 208 members are elected by simple majority vote in
single-member constituencies and 14 members are elected by a system
of proportional representation in a nationwide constituency. All members
serve three-year terms.
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Main parties in
the electoral races:
- Party Bloc:
People Power Coalition (PPC)
Leader: Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 7
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 50
- Party: Strength
of the Masses (PnM - Puwersa ng Masa)
Leader: Joseph EJERCITO-ESTRADA
Seats won in last election to the Senate: NA
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: NA
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When was the last
election? Number of seats decided in last election?
- Parliamentary
elections for the Senate and House of Representatives were last held
on May 11, 1998
- Seats decided
in the last election to the Senate: 12 · Seats decided in the last election
to the House of Representatives: 217
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 81,159,644
(July 2000 est.)
- Number of registered
voters: 36,521,799
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Of Interest:
- Former President
Joseph ESTRADA was impeached by the House of Representatives on November
13, 2000 on corruption charges.
- In January 2001,
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court declared that the office of president
was vacant and forced ESTRADA from office. Vice-President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
was sworn in as president on January 20, 2001.
- The Supreme Court
of the Philippines recently rejected an appeal by former President ESTRADA
against the legitimacy of Gloria ARROYO'S presidency. The unanimous
court ruling denies ESTRADA immunity from criminal charges and allowed
for his arrest.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
