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Friday, 25 January 2019

Southern Philippines backs Muslim self-rule in landslide result

Result raises hopes of an end to decades of violence including attacks by Isis-inspired groups

People in the Muslim-majority southern Philippines have voted by a landslide to create a new autonomous region covering five provinces and three cities, a result the government hopes will bring peace to a war-torn part of the country and address issues that lure recruits to Isis-inspired groups.

On Friday, the election commission declared the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite “ratified”, four days after the vote was held. Almost 1.6 million voted yes, while 250,000 voted no.

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from Islam | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2S2rgRF

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