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Asif Ali Zardari Wins Presidency, to Take Oath Today

© AP Photo / B.K. BangashFILE - In this June 10, 2019 file photo, former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari leaves the High Court building, in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, a Pakistani court charged Zardari in two corruption cases, escalating the legal challenges facing the now leading opposition lawmaker and widower of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The development came as Zardari’s party and a key anti-government ally were preparing for a massive rally against Prime Minister Imran Khan later this month. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)
FILE - In this June 10, 2019 file photo, former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari leaves the High Court building, in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, a Pakistani court charged Zardari in two corruption cases, escalating the legal challenges facing the now leading opposition lawmaker and widower of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The development came as Zardari’s party and a key anti-government ally were preparing for a massive rally against Prime Minister Imran Khan later this month. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File) - Sputnik India, 1920, 10.03.2024
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Zardari, co-chair of Pakistan Peoples Party, was the joint candidate of PPP and PLM-N.His rival, Mahmood Khan Achakzai was fielded by jailed former PM Imran Khan's PTI party, backed by Sunni Ittehad Council.

The PPP leader and the ruling coalition's candidate for the head of the state Asif Ali Zardari has won the Pakistani presidential election receiving 411 electoral votes, while PTI-backed candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai only got 181.

"Asif Ali Zardari is the first civilian president in the history of Pakistan who was elected for a second term," the PPP posted on X soon after the election results were announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for today at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.
The opposition's response to the election has been mixed, with Achakzai describing the election as fair and marking the beginning of a new political era, while PTI representatives have labeled Zardari's victory as "undemocratic and illegal".
Former Pakistani president and currently a lawmaker in Parliament and leader of Pakistan People's party, Asif Ali Zardari, center, leaves the High Court building, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, June 10, 2019. - Sputnik India, 1920, 09.03.2024
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