Coalition talks may determine the first elected chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), after unofficial results showed no single bloc nearing a majority in the new 80-member parliament. With 98.56% of party-list votes counted, the camp aligned with Abdulraof Macacua held 35.2%, ahead of the bloc associated with longtime Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim at 32.4%. The BARMM Grand Coalition had 20.5% and could become pivotal in negotiations. Benedicto Bacani of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance said neither major camp appeared likely to reach the 41 seats required for control, while cooperation between the rival MILF factions would best support peace and political stability. The election, which drew about 80% turnout, is viewed as the most significant milestone since the 2014 peace agreement that expanded autonomy in the Muslim-majority south after a conflict that killed more than 120,000 people and displaced about 2 million.