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Cranberry Journal

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Bangsamoro

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The white Grand Mosque in Cotabato City, with golden domes and tall minarets, under a blue sky.
The Numbers

The Former Rebels Are Losing Bangsamoro's First Election to Other Former Rebels

With nearly all votes counted in Bangsamoro's first parliamentary election, the Bangsamoro Federalist Party leads on 35.2 percent against 32.4 percent for the United Bangsamoro Justice Party, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's own party. The leader in front is the region's chief minister, himself a former MILF commander. Turnout passed 82 percent. Proclamations are delayed.

By Margaret Holloway  

Two hands placing a sealed envelope into the slot of a transparent ballot box.
The Long View

Bangsamoro Voted for Its First Parliament. The Peace Deal Promised It Twelve Years Ago.

More than 2.3 million voters in the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region of the southern Philippines were eligible on Monday to elect the region's first parliament, the step that ends the transition set up by the 2014 peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. A shooting near a polling station killed three people the day before. Results are still to come.

By Margaret Holloway