November 8, 2012 News:The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) congratulated United States President Barack Obama for securing another term as the top executive of the world's biggest economy and only world superpower.

Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim sent this message of felicitation and delight for Obama’s victory in the recent US presidential elections.

“The MILF warmly welcomes the successful holding of the recent elections in the United States and the decisive victory of President Obama over Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger. The Bangsamoro and the United States share a common vision for better Mindanao where just peace, progress, and development are in the pipeline after the signing of the celebrated Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. The MILF is particularly grateful for the expression of support to the Agreement from the Obama administration through US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and for the attendance of US Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry Thomas, to the historic signing in Malacañang Palace last October 15.”

Obama won a fierce election against Republican challenger Mitt Romney after winning the crucial states of Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Colorado, four of the nine battlegrounds states in the election.

The Democrats has also won two more years of control in the Senate, while the Republicans maintained hold of the House.

President Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney, after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Obama beat Romney after nabbing almost every one of the 12 crucial battleground states.

The Romney campaign's last-ditch attempt to put blue-leaning Midwestern swing states in play failed as Obama's Midwestern firewall sent the president back to the White House for four more years. Obama picked up the swing states of New Hampshire, Michigan, New Mexico, Iowa, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Ohio. Of the swing states, Romney picked up only North Carolina. Florida is still too close to call, but even if Romney wins the state, Obama still beat him in the Electoral College vote. The popular vote will most likely be narrower than the president's decisive Electoral College victory.