Expectations high ahead of historic BARMM polls
Voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao go to the polls Monday for the first regular parliamentary election there. Officials expect the vote to be peaceful and orderly, with less fraud than earlier contests. Polling staff still face logistical problems, among them weak internet signals that slowed the final testing of voting machines. Even so, hopes are running high in Wao, Lanao del Sur, that the historic ballot will pass off smoothly.
WAO, LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Expectations are high that Monday’s first regular parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will be peaceful, orderly and less marred by fraud, even as polling officials contend with logistical problems, including weak internet signals that have slowed final testing of voting machines. The Sept.
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