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Violence has been an unfortunate feature of elections in the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region of the southern Philippines – which comprises six provinces, three cities, one special administrative district and several ethno-linguistic communities.
On 23 October 2023, one week before the most recent round of elections, two candidates and a supporter were shot dead in Cotabato City, the Bangsamoro’s de facto capital. The victims were affiliated…
