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Roque: Duterte ‘highly unlikely’ to field bet vs Sara if she seeks presidency
By LLANESCA T. PANTI,GMA NewsMalacañang said Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on fielding a presidential candidate that will go against Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte in the 2022 polls.
“That is highly unlikely,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque responded when asked if Duterte will back a presidential candidate who will go against his daughter, Mayor Sara, come 2022.
Roque, however, reiterated that the younger Duterte is still undecided in pursuing a presidential bid in next year's elections.
Several political parties, such as People's Reform Party, National Unity Party, Lakas-CMD, and some PDP-Laban members, have been urging Sara to seek the country's highest elected post.
Roque is a member of PRP.
Likewise, Roque said the President is also yet to make up his mind
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“He said [during the PDP-Laban meeting] he is seriously considering it, he did not say he is definitely running,” he said.
The President earlier said that having a successor who is his friend will enable him to have a fruitful stint as vice president because, otherwise, he will be inutile.
Duterte’s term as president ends on June 30, 2022.
During the taped PDP-Laban meeting, Duterte pushed anew Senator Bong Go to run for president in the 2022 elections. The lawmaker, however, rejected the proposal.
In the same meeting, the President again discouraged Sara from seeking the presidential post.—AOL, GMA News