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Muslim separatists in the Philippines have rejected a power-sharing proposal put forward by the government.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said the plan was "unacceptable" and will not give the southern region of Mindanao enough autonomy.

The reaction means a peace deal is now unlikely before the end of President Gloria Arroyo's term in office in June.

MILF has been fighting off and on for decades for independence from the Philippine government.

At least 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict and a further two million forced into refugee camps.

Government negotiators said they were still hopeful a deal could be reached but giving the rebels what they wanted would require a change in law.

Earlier peace talks collapsed in 2008, when a promised agreement was quashed by a Philippines court as being unconstitutional.

More than 1,000 people were killed and nearly 750,000 people were displaced by fighting between security forces and rogue Muslim rebels between August, 2008 and July, 2009.

Efforts have been under way for 12 years to end the conflict.

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