Comelec to Hold Mock Elections for BARMM Polls in July

Comelec to hold mock elections for BARMM polls in July

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct mock polls for the first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on July 26.

Comelec tells BARMM to resolve 80-seat issue or polls proceed with just 73

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, June 25, called on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s interim government to act swiftly on the pending redistricting of seven vacant seats in the region’s 80-member parliament, warning it would move forward with the elections in October regardless of any further delay. Elections Chairman George Garcia said the poll body would push through with pre…