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BFP Wins Most Seats in Bangsamoro's First-Ever Parliament Vote
(MENAFN) Final results were declared Wednesday in the Philippines' majority-Muslim Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, capping the region's first-ever parliamentary elections.
The Regional Board of Canvassers (RBOC) under the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reported that 2,018,478 voters turned out for Monday's polls, marking an 84.34% turnout rate, according to a statement from the Bangsamoro government.
The newly elected 80-member parliament comprises 40 regional parliamentary party representatives, 32 district representatives, and eight sectoral representatives.
Among the Regional Parliamentary Political Party (RPPP) seats, the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) claimed the largest share with 16 seats, trailed closely by the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) with 15. The BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) picked up eight seats, while the Raayat Democratic Party secured one.
In the district representative races, the BFP again led with 15 seats, followed by UBJP with nine and Serbisyong Inklusibo Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP) with six. The Progresibong Bangsamoro Party (PBP) and Al Ittihad-UKB each won a single seat.
Sectoral seats went to Yul Adelfo Olaya and Mary Ann Arnado, both representing settler communities. Aida Silongan, Sulffy Abbas, Muhammad Nadzir Ebil and Marjanie Mimbantas-Macasalong were elected to represent the women's, youth, ulama, and traditional leaders' sectors, respectively.
The Teduray and Lambangian communities, meanwhile, chose Jo Glenna Jover and Leticio Datuwata as their Non-Moro Indigenous People representatives, selected under customary law.
The BFP is led by Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, while the UBJP is headed by former interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim, who also leads the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Newly elected officials are set to take office Oct. 30, when they will also vote to select the region's next chief minister.
The Regional Board of Canvassers (RBOC) under the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reported that 2,018,478 voters turned out for Monday's polls, marking an 84.34% turnout rate, according to a statement from the Bangsamoro government.
The newly elected 80-member parliament comprises 40 regional parliamentary party representatives, 32 district representatives, and eight sectoral representatives.
Among the Regional Parliamentary Political Party (RPPP) seats, the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) claimed the largest share with 16 seats, trailed closely by the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) with 15. The BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) picked up eight seats, while the Raayat Democratic Party secured one.
In the district representative races, the BFP again led with 15 seats, followed by UBJP with nine and Serbisyong Inklusibo Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP) with six. The Progresibong Bangsamoro Party (PBP) and Al Ittihad-UKB each won a single seat.
Sectoral seats went to Yul Adelfo Olaya and Mary Ann Arnado, both representing settler communities. Aida Silongan, Sulffy Abbas, Muhammad Nadzir Ebil and Marjanie Mimbantas-Macasalong were elected to represent the women's, youth, ulama, and traditional leaders' sectors, respectively.
The Teduray and Lambangian communities, meanwhile, chose Jo Glenna Jover and Leticio Datuwata as their Non-Moro Indigenous People representatives, selected under customary law.
The BFP is led by Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, while the UBJP is headed by former interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim, who also leads the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Newly elected officials are set to take office Oct. 30, when they will also vote to select the region's next chief minister.
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