Macacua elected Bangsamoro's first chief minister, ending transition
Abdulraof Macacua was elected the first chief minister of the Bangsamoro region in the southern Philippines, ending seven years of transition governance. The parliament, following the region's first regular elections, transitions to a new governing structure.
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