Coalition likely in Philippines' Muslim south with no clear winner in election
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No clear winner has emerged in the election for the first elected chief minister of the Muslim-majority autonomous region in southern Philippines. Coalition talks are anticipated to form a government in the new 80-member parliament.
MANILA, Sept 15 - Coalition talks may be needed to choose the first elected chief minister of the Muslim-dominated autonomous region in the southern Philippines, with unofficial results suggesting no single bloc is on course to dominate the new 80-member parliament.