Yes, former president Joseph Estrada has a “50-50 chance†of running in the 2010 presidential elections, but only as a last resort, a spokesman for the opposition said Tuesday.
Lawyer Adel Tamano said that Estrada's claim of possibly running again as president was a message “for the opposition to come together.â€
“[Estrada's] claim is consistent with the clamor of the people,†he said.
Meanwhile, Senator Benigno “Noynoy†Aquino III said he was unsure whether it was legally permissible for Estrada to run for re-election.
“The Constitution only allows for the President to be elected once,' he said.
However, Tamano said that legal issues were a novelty and if Estrada would run, there would be a great chance that he would win.
“A fractured opposition leads to a successful administration,†Aquino said.
Tamano also said that opposition members would have to unite, citing the 2004 elections when the opposition was divided, enabling the administration to succeed.
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