Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday won majority in the presidential election, according to an unofficial result.
According to Pakistan's constitution, the candidate who has simple majority of the 702 votes will be the next president of the country.
Zardari, widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , secured 281 votes from the national parliament and has secured about 460 votes altogether from the total number of 702 votes though the rest of votes in eastern Punjab province is not announced yet.
Zardari, widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday won majority in the presidential election, according to an unofficial result. The PPP members and Zardari's two daughters, holding a photo of Benazir Bhutto, chanted slogans to celebrate Zardari's victory in the parliament house.
Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, who was fielded by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), bagged 111 votes and Senator Mushahid Hussain, a candidate from the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q),got 34 in the 342-seat parliament.
Earlier on Saturday, Zardari also achieved sweeping victory in three provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and North West Frontier Province.
The counting of votes in eastern Punjab province, a camp for the PML-N, still continues, but the total votes of 65 will not affect the result.
According to the rules on the presidential election, each member in Senate and National Assembly could be counted as one vote, while the total votes in the four provinces will be counted as 65 with the smallest Balochistan assembly as a benchmark.
Source: Xinhua
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