1981 Philippine presidential election
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The 1981 Philippine presidential election was a controversial vote held under Ferdinand Marcos’s authoritarian rule, widely criticized for lacking genuine opposition and democratic legitimacy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| boycottedBy |
Laban party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nationalist Democratic Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ major opposition groups ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
controversial election
ⓘ
marred by absence of genuine opposition ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
intimidation and coercion of voters
ⓘ
lack of free and fair competition ⓘ use of state resources by the incumbent ⓘ |
| deFactoContext | conducted under continuing authoritarian controls ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| endDate | 1981-06-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1986 Philippine presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingConstitution | 1973 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| heldIn | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentAfterElection | Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalPerception | viewed skeptically by many foreign observers ⓘ |
| legalContext | held after formal lifting of martial law in the Philippines ⓘ |
| legitimacy | widely criticized as lacking democratic legitimacy ⓘ |
| location | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCandidate | Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaEnvironment | heavily controlled by the Marcos government ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boycott by major opposition parties
ⓘ
overwhelming official victory of Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionCandidate | Alejo Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political history of the Philippines ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfCandidate | Nacionalista Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfWinner | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1969 Philippine presidential election ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | lifting of martial law in the Philippines in 1981 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | martial law era under Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| resultEffect | consolidation of Ferdinand Marcos’s rule ⓘ |
| rulingPartyDuringElection | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1981-06-16 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Commission on Elections of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Fifth Philippine Republic transition era ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | single-round presidential election ⓘ |
| underGovernment | Ferdinand Marcos administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underRegime | authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutDescription | officially high turnout ⓘ |
| winner | Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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