Poll: 34% Filipinos to vote for bets from political dynasties

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Poll: 34% Filipinos to vote for bets from political dynasties
Pulse Asia asks if respondents 'should not vote for candidates who have children, spouses, siblings, or parents who are current or former elected government official'

MANILA, Philippines – Some 34% of Filipinos see nothing wrong if candidates belong to political dynasties and would in fact vote for them in the coming May elections, according to the pollster Pulse Asia.

The January 24-to-25 survey, however, also showed that 32% of 1,200 respondents would not vote for such candidates, while 34% were undecided.

Fifty percent of the respondents from Metro Manila and 42% in Class ABC disagreed with the statement that a voter should not vote for candidates coming from political dynasties.

The respondents were asked to say if they agree or disagree that “one should not vote for candidates who have children, spouses, siblings, or parents who are current or former elected government official.”

Among those running for national positions, Vice President Jejomar Binay has family members who have occupied several government posts, including his children Senator Nancy Binay, Makati Representative Abigail Binay, and dismissed Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr.

Binay, during the first of 3 presidential debates on Sunday, February 21, said that “qualified” candidates should not be barred from joining the elections.

Meanwhile, Pulse Asia said 48% of 1,800 respondents were expecting “clean and credible” elections on May 9 since the counting of votes is automated, while 36% were undecided, and 15% disagreed.

On the other hand, 39% of the respondents are expecting cheating in the May 2016 elections. The survey showed that only 29% said no cheating would happen while 32 percent were undecided.

The Pulse Asia survey had a ±2 percent error margin and 95% confidence level. – Rappler.com

This article is republished under Rappler’s content sharing agreement with the SunStar network in the coverage of the 2016 national and local elections.

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