Coalition likely in Philippines' Muslim south with no clear winner in election
Officials said turnout topped 80% as voters chose 80 parliament members to launch an autonomous government after decades of insurgency.
- On Monday and Tuesday, residents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of the southern Philippines voted in their first parliamentary elections, moving nearly 2.4 million voters closer to self-rule.
- The elections follow a 2014 peace deal between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending a conflict that allegedly claimed over 120,000 lives across more than 40 years.
- Officials reported turnout over 80% despite election-related violence killing five people, while authorities extended voting in Maluso after discovering pre-filled ballots, requiring new ballots for 16,000 affected voters.
- Elected members of the 80-seat regional parliament will convene to select a chief minister, with the autonomous government expected to launch as early as next month.
- Japan, which has provided support to Mindanao since the 1990s, sent election observers for this vote to remain engaged in the peace process for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.
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Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections - Regional Media News
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. Officials said turnout was over 80%, even [...]
Coalition likely in Philippines' Muslim south with no clear winner in election
Coalition talks may be needed to choose the first elected chief minister of the Muslim-dominated autonomous region in the southern Philippines, with unofficial results suggesting no single bloc is on course to dominate the new 80-member parliament.
Philippine autonomous region holds first parliament poll
Voters in an autonomous region in the southern Philippines went to the polls on Monday for its first parliamentary elections. The vote is seen as a key step toward lasting peace after decades of conflict between Muslim separatist groups and the central government.
Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections – WTOP News
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. Officials said turnout was over 80%, even as five people were killed in election-related violence in the...
Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections
A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first elections for a regional parliament following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence
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