Give us a chance to lead the regions, said Le Pen before the elections, and we will prove our governing worth. Of the 12 regions on the ballot, seven were won by mainstream center-right parties; the five by left-wings and Greens. The BJP also lost state elections in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. How Trump's loss and the diminished aura of the hard men and women identified with Trumpism will affect Philippine presidential elections next year and the candidate endorsed by Trump friend, Mr. Duterte, is still a big question mark. Like Trump, the Duterte administration's Covid response has been, and this is the kindest description, underwhelming.

Source: Manila Times July 06, 2021 15:00 UTC