The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.
Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)
Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)
Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)
Putin= Putin.
See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.
In 1933 the majority of Germans genuinely supported Hitler. What it led to we know. Now the majority of Russia's population support Putin and what it led to we see. The same fate awaits Duterte and people of the Philippines.
I disagree with you on all these. Duterte is fulfilling his promises. I don't support the mass-murder of so many people. But there was hardly any other option. Modi stamped out black money through his demonetization exercise. Opinion polls suggest that more than 80% of the Indians supported this measure.