What Are the Key Takeaways From Pakistan’s Election?
Voice of America
FILE - Election workers empty ballot boxes after polls closed at a station during the general election in Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 8, 2024. No single party succeeded in winning a simple majority in the National Assembly. FILE - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks at the party office of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), at Model Town in Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 9, 2024. FILE - A portrait of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is seen amid flags of PTI and Jamat-e-Islami supporters at a joint protest demanding fair results outside election offices in Karachi, Feb. 10, 2024.
A week after Pakistan’s general elections delivered a hung parliament, runners-up are poised to form a coalition government while the winners continue to protest the results. Observers say the election delivered surprises for all stakeholders.
