Macacua elected Bangsamoro region’s first elected chief minister
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 05:32 · Updated 05:54
Abdulraof Macacua won a majority in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament on October 30, following parliamentary elections in September and ending seven years of transition governance.
- Macacua received 51 votes in the 80-member Parliament; Ahod Ebrahim received 27, one member abstained and one was absent.
- The September 14 parliamentary elections were the region’s first and had been postponed at least four times.
- The elected Parliament replaces the unelected Bangsamoro Transition Authority; Macacua is expected to assemble a Cabinet, with deputy chief minister appointments requiring parliamentary approval.
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- Chief minister elected
- Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua
- Election date
- October 30, 2026
- Vote
- Macacua 51; Ahod Ebrahim 27; one abstention; one absent
- Parliament size
- 80 members
- Parliamentary elections
- Held September 14, 2026, after at least four postponements
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