菲律宾邦萨摩洛自治区举行首次议会选举Philippines' Bangsamoro Region Holds First Parliamentary Election

邦萨摩洛穆斯林自治区的登记选民在周一前往投票站，角逐这一新设立立法机构的80个席位。根据选举制度设计，议会由40个政党代表席位、32个选区代表席位以及8个行业代表席位构成。待全部议席产生后，新一届议会将在其举行的首次会议中投票选出领导行政部门的自治区首席部长。

Eligible voters across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao cast ballots on Monday to fill the 80 seats of the newly formed regional legislature. Under the established parliamentary framework, the 80-seat assembly comprises 40 political party representatives, 32 district representatives, and eight sectoral representatives. Once all lawmakers are selected, the parliament will convene its inaugural session to formally elect the regional chief minister, who will head the executive branch of the autonomous government.

选举官员表示，在经历数年的推迟之后，官方将本次投票的整体投票率目标设定在至少80%。各地投票站定于当地时间晚间7时（格林尼治标准时间11时）关闭。现场选民向媒体表达了对产生能够带来持久和平领导层的期待。

Election officials stated that they were targeting a voter turnout of at least 80 percent after the parliamentary vote had faced multiple postponements over several years. Polling stations across the region were scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT), with voters describing the balloting as a long-awaited opportunity to choose leaders capable of securing lasting regional stability.

在正式投票开始前一天，哥打巴托市接连发生多起治安事件。菲律宾选举委员会主席乔治·加西亚在周一通报，该市周日晚间发生的枪击交火造成3人死亡、15人受伤。此外，市内还发生一起简易炸弹爆炸事件，导致携带爆炸物的人员自身受伤，另有一处发生枪击开火，但未造成人员伤亡。选举委员会鉴于安全形势迅速采取行动，宣布正式接管哥打巴托市的管理控制权。

Security disturbances disrupted the region on the eve of polling, centered in Cotabato City where deadly clashes occurred. Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia reported on Monday that a shootout late Sunday left three people dead and 15 others wounded. In separate incidents within the city, an improvised explosive device detonated and injured the individual carrying the weapon, while another incident of gunfire occurred without causing casualties. Prompted by the volatile security situation, the election commission placed Cotabato City under its direct operational control.

加西亚公开承诺，选举机构将依法严厉起诉任何企图制造暴力或实施买票行为的人员。现场报道指出，当地枪支泛滥且家族宗族冲突常见，尽管实施了持续数周的枪支禁令，并部署了密集的军警执勤巡逻，当地在投票前夕依然出现了系列暴力交火。

Garcia pledged that authorities would formally prosecute anyone attempting to instigate violence or engage in vote-buying schemes during the balloting process. Field reports noted that firearm prevalence and clan-related disputes remain widespread in the region. Consequently, several violent confrontations erupted immediately before voting commenced, despite the implementation of an active multi-week firearms ban alongside a reinforced police and military presence across the area.

除了应对暴力事件，选举机构还在多处投票点发现了严重违规行为。菲律宾选举委员会主席乔治·加西亚通报，在巴西兰省马卢索镇，工作人员核查发现当地总计68个选区中有36个选区存在预先画好标记的选票。针对这一大面积舞弊情况，选委会决定对该镇实行全面直接接管，以便有效纠正违规操作。

Beyond confronting armed security incidents, election administrators encountered systematic irregularities at polling stations in Basilan province. Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia stated that monitoring staff discovered pre-shaded ballots across 36 of the 68 voting precincts situated within the town of Maluso. In response to the widespread presence of tampered ballot papers, the election commission exercised direct administrative control over the municipality to supervise voting procedures and eliminate illicit interference.

面对选票遭到提前标记的状况，加西亚宣布立即对受影响的36个选区下达重印选票的指令。由于需要重新制作与调配符合规定的正规选票，选举委员会决定推迟上述涉案选区的实际投票安排。选举官员指出，采取重印和延期措施旨在保障选票统计的真实性与合规性，防止预制选票破坏首次议会选举的公信力。

Following the detection of marked voting materials, Garcia ordered the immediate reprinting of official ballots designated for the 36 compromised precincts. The commission simultaneously resolved to delay the voting timetable across the affected polling centers until fresh, untampered ballots could be properly printed, verified, and delivered to election workers. Authorities indicated that reprinting ballots and staggering voting schedules were mandatory steps to protect electoral integrity and prevent compromised ballots from affecting the parliamentary election.

本次选举的举行植根于长期冲突之后的和平进程。自1970年代爆发武装冲突以来，该地区约有15万人失去生命，当地曾一度成为强硬派武装团体的避难所，但近年来暴力事件有所减少。根据2014年签署的和平协议，摩洛伊斯兰解放阵线前反政府武装人员同意解除武装并解散部队，放弃在以天主教徒为主的菲律宾南部建立独立穆斯林国家的主张，从而为设立追求更广泛自治权的自治区奠定了基础。

The staging of the parliamentary election is rooted in a structured peace framework following decades of armed confrontation. Since the 1970s, the regional conflict has claimed approximately 150,000 lives across the southern Philippines. While the region previously served as a haven for hardline armed groups, violent unrest has declined over time. Under the terms established by a 2014 peace agreement, former rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front agreed to demobilize their forces and abandon their push for a separate Muslim state in the predominantly Catholic country in exchange for broader regional autonomy.

本次投票的展开标志着邦萨摩洛过渡权力机构临时治理时期的结束。该临时区域管理机构于2019年根据和平方案获委任运作，负责统筹初创阶段的行政与法制建设。选举委员会主席乔治·加西亚指出，这场选举建立在邦萨摩洛人民历经数代人面对剥夺、边缘化、冲突与牺牲之后，争取家园、身份认同和自决权的抗争基础之上。

Monday's vote concludes the interim governance period overseen by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, which was appointed in 2019 to direct transitional affairs. In an official statement reflecting on the historical background of the vote, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia stated that the balloting represents generations of struggle by the Bangsamoro people for their homeland, identity, and self-determination after enduring prolonged dispossession, marginalization, conflict, and personal sacrifice.