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The Philippines has just one six-year term for President. Duterte transferred his power peacefully. The Supreme Court has an independent commission that produces three names to fill a vacancy. The President chooses one of those three names. There is no confirmation. As a result, the Supreme Court acts more independently here than in the US.

The one flaw that I've found in the Philippine Constitution is that, even though they choose their President by popular vote, its winner take all- in a one-time election. In other words, a person can win in a crowded field with 35% or 40%, which was the case with Duterte. There is no runoff. this leaves the country vulnerable to a radical minority candidate winning a 6-year term.

Marcos Jr. won more than 55% of the vote.