Rodrigo Duterte

Dr Peter McCawley Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Randy Wirasta Nandyatama Lecturer in International Relations at ASEAN Studies Centre at Gadjah Mada University discuss the implications of the election of Rodrigo Duterte as President Elect for the Philippines.

A supporter poses beside a life-size cutout of Mayor Duterte at his hometown in Davao city – AAP. Source: AAP

What factors might limit Dutertes chances of success as a president? What domestic political conditions influenced the outcome recent Philippines presidential election? How might the victory impact on ASEAN? Dr Peter McCawley and Randy Wirasta Nandyatama address these and related issues.