Pakistani Elections (36 images)

Election, Lahore, Pakistan
A general election was held in Pakistan on February 18, 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament). Pakistan's two main opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML (N)) won the majority of seats in the election, although the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) actually...
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Election, Lahore, Pakistan
A general election was held in Pakistan on February 18, 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original date to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament). Pakistan's two main opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML (N)) won the majority of seats in the election, although the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) actually was second in the popular vote. The PPP and PML (N) are expected to form the new government.
On 3 November 2007, President and then-Chief of the Army Staff Pervez Musharraf called a state of emergency. Elections were initially postponed indefinitely; however, it was later stated they would be held as planned. On 8 November 2007 Musharraf announced that the election would be held by 15 February 2008, later calling for the election date to be on or before 9 January 2008. Even later, he suggested 8 January 2008 as the election date. Following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Election Commission announced after a meeting in Islamabad that a January 8 vote was no longer possible and the election would take place on 18 February.
Following the election, Musharraf acknowledged that the process had been free and fair. He conceded the defeat of the PML (Q) and pledged to work with the new Parliament.
By-elections for 40 seats (eight national, 32 provincial) will be held on 26 June 2008
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