Philippines: Vice-president Robredo, now a presidential hopeful, wants principle-based political party system reform


Philippine Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo smiles during a press conference where she announced her senatorial slate in Quezon city, Philippines on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Robredo is running for president in next year's elections in a move that would bring the pro-democracy advocate to a new faceoff with the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos who is also seeking the top post. - AP

MANILA, Oct 18 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): One of the things that Vice President Leni Robredo may turn her attention on if she is elected president in the 2022 national elections, is to usher in a reformation of the country’s political party system and ensure that membership is based on principles, and not just on the party’s influence.

In an ambush interview in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Robredo was asked if she will push for a two-party system.

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