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...Aquino and other opponents of Marcos maintain that the election will have little effect on Philippine politics unless the current constitution is amended. Under the 1973 constitution, established by Marcos during martial law, the president is "only a ceremonial officer," he said...
...Aquino said the May date set by Marcos makes it impossible for the necessary constitutional changes to take place before the election. "So many things need to be done, which can't be done overnight," he said. The presidential and prime ministerial powers and tenure limits all need to be defined, and the people must be informed and educated about those changes, he said...
...Aquino said it is too early to tell what the outcome of the election proposal, not yet accepted by the opposition, will be. "We are waiting to see what kind of game it will be before we send in any players," he said, adding that none of the other opposition leaders are seriously considering running in the election...
Under the present system, there is no direct election of national leaders. Voters elect the members of Parliament, but these members elect the President and the Prime Minister. The election would only serve Marcos as "an exercise to refurbish his international image," Aquino said...
...Aquino came to the United States last summer when Marcos, citing his opponent's heart ailment, released him from prison. He had been jailed shortly after Marcos cancelled the 1973 presidential elections, in which Aquino was favored to upset the Marcos regime