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View all search resultsAlthough the campaign season does not begin in earnest until Wednesday, all three presidential candidates and their running mates have not missed the chance to hit the trail early, making appearances at rallies and discussions in the past weeks in hopes of luring voters ahead of the February election.
In a landmark ruling that reasserts its credibility as a judicial institution as well as the integrity of next year's election in one fell swoop, the Constitutional Court has ruled to uphold the age of candidacy at 40.
This month has been unusually quiet compared to Septembers past in terms of reanimating the old specter of communism; perhaps we can hope that the 2024 campaign season will be free of such dirty tactics so we can finally allow our democracy to tread the path toward maturity.
While the role is largely ceremonial, there are stringent requirements for the position, which formally oversees the city's financial reserves and holds the power to veto certain measures and approve anti-graft probes.
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