Bangsamoro Holds First Elections After Decades of Conflict — SkimNews
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- Bangsamoro region holds its first elections on Monday, after a five-decade armed conflict that claimed over 120,000 lives, per Al Jazeera's Barnaby Lo
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a 2014 peace agreement with the Philippine government that paved the way for the vote
Why it matters: Over 120,000 people died in the conflict this ballot is meant to resolve; the election is the first real test of whether the 2014 deal delivers self-governance to the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro after 50 years of fighting.
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