00:0046 members of the newly elected Bangsamoro Parliament signed a coalition agreement backing Interim Chief Minister Abdulraov Makakuwa.
00:08This ahead of the October 30 vote for the region's leadership.
00:12Former Bangsamoro Interior Minister Naguib Sinarimbo says the coalition has more than the 41 votes needed for a majority in
00:19the 80-member parliament.
00:20This puts Makakuwa in a strong position to secure the top post.
00:24Sinarimbo adds, this ensures Makakuwa would become the first elected Chief Minister of the 7-year-old Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
00:31in Muslim Mindanao.
00:33Makakuwa, backed by Bangsamoro Federalist Party, is vying for the position against his former leader, Ahod Murad Ibrahim.
00:40A former Interim Chief Minister, Ibrahim is the chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and is backed by the
00:46United Bangsamoro Justice Party.
