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Manila, June 20 (Reuters): Long-awaited results of a marathon vote count gave Gloria Macapagal Arroyo a fresh term as Philippine President today, but Opposition allegations of cheating and planned protests threatened to undermine her rule.
More than five weeks after Filipinos voted in May 10 elections, the final tally by Congress showed Arroyo with 12,905,808 votes, beating her closest rival, film star Fernando Poe Jr, by just over one million. “It’s enough to govern,” said Franklin Drilon, Senate majority leader and an Arroyo supporter.
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