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Analysts hail election as ‘positive’ for separatist-wracked Bangsamoro region
People in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur prepare to vote during the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao parliamentary election on Sept. 14. © Getty Images
RAMON ROYANDOYAN
September 15, 2026 17:36 JST
MANILA — The historic election for a regional assembly in a separatist-wracked region of the southern Philippines is set to give no party a majority in the 80-seat parliament, initial results are indicating.
