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Presidential and vice-presidential "SNAP" elections were held on February 7, 1986 in the Philippines. President Ferdinand E. Marcos and former Foreign Affairs Minister and Senate President Arturo M. Tolentino were proclaimed winners by the Batasang Pambansa as well as the official election canvasser, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) thus granting President Marcos another six-year term as President of the Philippines. The electoral exercise was marred by alleged electoral fraud from both sides of the political fence as well as violence. Marcos and Tolentino won by over a million votes according to the COMELEC. According to NAMFREL, an accredited poll watchdog, had Aquino leading by a margin of 800,000 votes and Laurel leading over Tolentino. The opposition headed by Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr. widow Corazon C. Aquino and former senator Salvador Laurel refused to accept the allegedly fraudulent result. Due to the reports of fraud, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a statement condemning the elections, the United States Senate passed a resolution stating the same. These tumultuous chain of events led to the resignation of Marcos' Defence Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and military vice-chief Fidel Ramos leading to the EDSA Revolution which overthrew the Marcos regime.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 President 1.2 Vice-President 2 Events during the elections 3 Events after the elections 4 See also 5 External links

Final Official Parliamentary Canvass (Nullified on March 24, 1986)

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ferdinand Marcos	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	10,807,197	53.62%
Corazon Aquino	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)- LABAN	9,291,761	46.10%
Reuben Canoy	Social Democratic Party	34,041	0.17%
Narciso Padilla	Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness	23,652	0.12%
Total:		20,156,651	100.0%

NAMFREL Tally

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ferdinand Marcos	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	7,053,068
Corazon Aquino	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)- LABAN	7,835,070

Final Official Parliamentary Canvass (Approved on March 24, 1986)

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Corazon Aquino	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)- LABAN	10,807,197	53.62%
Ferdinand Marcos	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	9,291,761	46.10%
Reuben Canoy	Social Democratic Party	34,041	0.17%
Narciso Padilla	Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness	23,652	0.12%
Total:		20,156,651	100.0%

Final Official Parliamentary Canvass (Nullified on March 24, 1986)

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Arturo M. Tolentino	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	10,134,130	50.65%
Salvador H. Laurel	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)	9,173,105	45.85%
Eva Estrada-Kalaw	Liberal Party	662,185	3.31%
Roger Arienda	Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness	35,974	0.18%
Total:		20,053,394	100.0%

NAMFREL Tally

Candidate	Party	Votes
Arturo M. Tolentino	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	6,613,507
Salvador H. Laurel	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)	7,441,313

Final Official Parliamentary Canvass (Approved on March 24, 1986)

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Salvador H. Laurel	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)	9,173,10510,134,130	50.65%
Arturo M. Tolentino	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	9,173,105	45.85%
Salvador H. Laurel	United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO)	9,173,105	45.85%
Eva Estrada-Kalaw	Liberal Party	662,185	3.31%
Roger Arienda	Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness	35,974	0.18%
Total:		20,053,394	100.0%

Bussed Lepers

Lepers were allegedly bussed from the Tala Leprosarium to several voting stations in Metro Manila, thus causing voters to refrain from voting.

Results

Historians believe that Aquino won the election fair and square. Others believe that Marcos had votes padded to make it look like he beat Aquino by a landslide victory. The COMELEC final tally showed that Marcos won by twice Aquino's margin in the NAMFREL tally (roughly 1.6 million), and also had Tolentino winning over Laurel. However, the NAMFREL tally had Aquino and Laurel in the lead. This alleged fraudulent outcome would eventually lead to the EDSA Revolution which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as president. It only changed when the Regular Batasang Pambansa declared on March 24, 1986 that Aquino and Laurel won the elections and admitted that Marcos's lawmakers that they tampered the official COMELEC Canvass at the PICC and the Batasang Pambansa to make sure Marcos and Tolentino won the elections.

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