nature. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts may 28th on d, w. ah, a candidates running unopposed and claiming victory. beijing loyalist john lee takes over as chief executive of hong kong. we ll take a look at what it means for the city as a business hob and a place still longing for democracy. also coming up to the philippines, the son of former dictator marcos is set to become the new president, promising to tackle rising prices. we ll go live to our forest and we ll show you what a european energy fargo would mean for russia s finance. i m chris kolber on berlin. talk of the program pro beijing, former security minister john lee has been confirmed as hong kong next chief executive on sunday, an election committee of rance 1500 votes on the successor, child going chief executive carry lamb. mister lee was the only candidate asked food chief, he oversaw the crackdown on hong kong pro democracy movement. the european union voice
and openness. we must expend, i ll international connectivity, establish a more favorable business environment and increase our overall competitiveness. we must further strengthen hong kong role as the gateway and the bridge between the world and our country. for more let s cross over to d w s. joyce lee in taipei, a joyce, what are we to make of the man who oversaw the crackdown on hong kong democracy movement, speaking about what he calls the values of inclusion, diversity, and openness. well, if we look at how he did his electron campaign, we know what it means. he had a close door campaign rally with no live audience. he ran uncontested and won t 99 percent of the vote from the election committee comprised of less than a $1500.00 pro beijing members. and meanwhile, the vast majority of hong kong is political opposition is either in jail or has flight. the city under the threat of the national security law. so that says a lot about how inclusive and open his administration
great to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. thanks for having snow filipino politics over the last couple of figures. i wasn t boring at all, but even by your boisterous rather boisterous vendors. i think the latest elections produced rather remarkable results. we have the son of an ousted and disgraced leader, often described as a, as a brutal dictator, being chosen as president the life and the daughter of a previous controversial, outgoing president. also often described as a dictator and now being elected as a vice president. this is an amazing ticket. i don t think we have seen anything of the sort in recent years in global politics. what does it say about the aspirations of filipino voters? well, we re, we did not just elect a president in a vice president coming from 2 of the most powerful political families in the philippines. but they were elected, overwhelmingly wait with the majority mandate of the latest count is that both of them almost got around 58
spoken, but we know that as you have said, this electoral campaign has been very polarizing and pop. say at the very least you mentioned that it s quite a sounding. it s as founding, not only because of the solid numbers that they got and it s, it s pretty remarkable in this day and age for an approval ratings around the world . a pretty low people have very, very little trust in politics world wide, but was it what is even more astounding is that, you know, this restoration of a democracy that you mentioned actually happened after the ousting of the father of one of the elected leaders. so, how do you explain this a very remarkable reversal of political fortunes, but in, in the 1st place? ah, we did not see marcus junior, and cited the pair to get a go head to head. so instead of competing with one another, which would have been altered the, the outcome. and i do think that outside the tear, they might have the advantage here simply because she s the daughter of the present
a dictator and now being elected as a vice president. this is an amazing ticket. i don t think we have seen anything of the sort in recent years in global politics. what does it say about the aspirations of filipino voters? well, we re, we did not just elect a president in a vice president coming from 2 of the most powerful of political families in the philippines. but they were elected, overwhelmingly wait with the majority mandate of the latest count is that both of them almost got around 58 percent of the vote. and in our system we don t have a run of elections that assures a majority mandate. we only have a plurality system, so is the 1st time that a president and a vice president has been elected by a majority since democracy was restored in 1086. and for that majority mandate to be earned by 2 children of a former presidents may sit really an astounding electoral outcome. it seems like the, the majority has spoken, but we know that as you have said, this electoral campa