Tight races in 49 provinces

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ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL. LP counting on local politicians to deliver votes
In an attempt to gain control of key provinces, the ruling Liberal Party (LP) may be waging one-on-one battles in more areas than necessary in the country’s midterm elections on Monday, May 13. If the strategy is meant to establish an early advantage for the 2016 presidential elections – as political observers widely believe the LP is doing – President Benigno Aquino III’s party might just accomplish the opposite. One-on-one’s make for more intense, costlier, and more violent campaigns. They make local candidates focus their efforts and resources on their own battles, and not look after the interests of their national parties.

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