1953 Philippine general election explained

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 10, 1953 in the Philippines.^[1] Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay. His running mate, Senator Jose Yulo lost to Senator Carlos P. Garcia. Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election. This was the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate. This election also saw the involvement of the United States with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with agent Edward Lansdale running Magsaysay's campaign.^[2] Other candidates competed for CIA support too and many normal Filipinos were interested in what the United States citizens views were on it.^[3]

Results

President

See main article: 1953 Philippine presidential election.

Senate

See main article: 1953 Philippine Senate election.

House of Representatives

See main article: 1953 Philippine House of Representatives elections.

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 3rd Congress of the Philippines

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections

Notes and References

1. Gosnell. Harold F.. 1954. An Interpretation of the Philippine Election of 1953. American Political Science Review. en. 48. 4. 1128–1138. 10.2307/1951015. 0003-0554.
2. Tharoor, Ishaan (13 October 2016). "The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. Book: Cullather, Nick. Illusions of influence: the political economy of United States-Philippines relations, 1942–1960. Stanford University Press. 1994. 978-0-8047-2280-3. 108–109.