Philippine general election, 2004

Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo successfully won a full six-year term as President, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent, movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr..

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Philippines - May 10 - 2004 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - President - Fernando Poe, Jr.

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The elections were notable for several reasons This election first saw the implementation of the Absentee Voting Bill (see ), which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote. This is also the first election since the People Power Revolution where an incumbent President ran for re-election. Under the 1987 Constitution, an elected president cannot run for another term. However, Arroyo was not elected president, but instead succeeded ousted President Joseph Estrada, who was impeached with charges of plunder and corruption in 2000. This election was also held at a period in modern Philippines marked by serious political polarization. This resulted in lesser candidates for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections compared to the 1992 and 1998 elections.

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People Power Revolution - 1987 Constitution - Joseph Estrada - 2000 - 1992 - 1998

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