Sen. Grace Poe is expected to announce on Wednesday a run for the presidency, and analysts say she could ride her father’s popularity to a stunning win despite little political experience.

Poe, 46, has been a senator for just over two years and faces legal challenges over her nationality. But her status as the daughter of the late actor Fernando Poe Jr. makes her a serious wild-card chance, they said.

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