# Marawi siege survivor casts first vote in Philippines’ Bangsamoro election

https://mins.news/en/video/57146

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-14 03:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBN6s92XiOw

> Millions of Filipinos are voting in Bangsamoro’s first parliamentary election, a major step towards self-governance after decades of conflict. Many young voters survived the 2017 siege that destroyed Marawi City. Asraf Balt is voting for the first time and describes what the election means to him.

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