When Ferdinand Marcos Sr was running an authoritarian regime in the Philippines (1965-1986), he was once asked about rumors of rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote,” he said, according to a joke circulating at that time, “but I did not say anything about counting those votes.” […]
Author Archives: Thalif Deen
Thalif Deen is the Inter Press Service United Nations bureau chief.
