A national referendum was called on December 16–17, 1977 where the majority of the voters voted that President
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
should continue in office as incumbent President and Prime Minister after the organization of the
Interim Batasang Pambansa.
Results
See also
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Commission on Elections
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
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Politics of the Philippines
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Philippine elections
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Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...
External links
Presidential Decree No. 1229, s. 1977Official website of the Commission on Elections
Referendums in the Philippines
1977 elections in the Philippines
1977 referendums
Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos
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