Start with the Philippines presidential election, where poll results show that tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte is set to become next president. Data released by a government accredited church-run poll monitor shows he has a huge lead over his rivals.
By this morning, the ballot count showed Duterte had 15 million votes, 6 million higher than the second candidate. Official results will come after manual recounting. But the chief of the country's electoral committee said the outcome is unlikely to change.
Following his victory, Duterte announced plans for a radical overhaul of the country's unitary system of government. The proposal to devolve power from Manila fits with Duterte's challenge as a political outsider to the country's establishment, which he has slammed as self-serving and corrupt.