First Philippine President Rody Duterte To Win In TIME Reader’s Poll For 100 Most Influential People
For the first time in history, Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte has landed in the top spot of Time magazine’s readers poll for the
annual list of 100 most influential people in the world.
According to an article published by Time on Monday, April
17, President Duterte snatched the five percent of the total “yes” votes as the
poll ended Sunday night.
President Duterte was ahead of Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, Pope Francis, United States billionaire Bill Gates and Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg, who all received three percent of the total “yes”
votes.
American politician Bernie Sanders topped the reader poll in
2016 while Russian President Vladimir Putin took the lead in 2015.
While President Duterte topped the poll, Time noted that
President Duterte’s “controversial anti-drug campaign has inspired growing
opposition from human rights groups and some political leaders, including
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.”
Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, in a statement,
acknowledged President Duterte’s winning in the poll.
Abella said President Duterte has been admired by the
Filipino people and international leaders because of his national agenda, which
aims to prioritize “public interest first and foremost, especially the needs
and aspirations of the poor and common people.”
“With or without the distinction, the President continues to
be a hardworking government worker and a faithful servant of the Filipino
people,” Abella said.
The official Time 100 list, which is picked by the magazine
editors, will be announced on April 20.
Meanwhile, Forbes Magazine in December named President Duterte as one of the 74 most powerful people in the world, raking him at 70th place.
Source: TIME
First Philippine President Rody Duterte To Win In TIME Reader’s Poll For 100 Most Influential People
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Let's everyone clearly understand, "Most Influential" does NOT = good
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