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...whether to participate in the election or to boycott it. More realistically, oppositionists hope that a Supreme Court fight will give them more time to organize their political machinery. Twelve opposition parties agreed last June to unite around a single presidential candidate in the event of just such a snap election, but so far only three have done so. If opposition leaders can agree with the K.B.L. on the conditions for holding an election, they will then try to hammer out a common ticket, possibly holding a convention to choose their presidential and vice-presidential nominees...
...opposition presidential candidate is to have a chance against the well-oiled Marcos machine. But the Communist-influenced National Democratic Front, an outlawed political organization that exercises considerable sway over more moderate leftist groups in the Philippines, has not yet decided whether to encourage participation in the snap election. Says Antonio Zumel, a leading member of the clandestine executive committee of the Front: "I think all this is designed to befuddle the opposition. They should know Marcos. He is playing them on the defensive...
...MARCOS' ANNOUNCEMENT. We favor a snap election. But the elections must be free and fair. That's all we want...
...government denied that there was any deal, suspicions were reinforced by French officials. Defense Minister Paul Quilès confirmed in a TV interview that there had been behind-the-scenes "contacts" between the French and New Zealand governments. Said he: "Allow me to be discreet." That prompted Lange to snap, "It's so discreet that no one in Wellington knows about them." To be sure, questions remained, such as precisely who ordered the action and who carried it out, but the Greenpeace affair seemed to be finally sputtering...
That was about the only praise the Philippine President heard in a week filled with recriminations, question marks and political maneuvering. Since Marcos announced a snap presidential election on Nov. 3, at least partly in response to U.S. pressure for a restoration of democracy after 13 years of authoritarian rule, the Philippines has been gripped by election fever. There has also been considerable confusion about when, with which candidates, and under what conditions the election will be held...