Split Mandate as a Result of Elections
During a press conference in Islamabad, Hasan said, "Imran Khan has a clear message that formation of a government is the right of whoever wins the elections."
"The elections were rigged, otherwise PTI had a clear landslide win, now the political mandate is split. I was recently approached by a PMLN representative who invited me to join their party, but our family and the tehsil (district) that we represent is loyal to PTI. I cannot say exactly how much, but they were offering me a very large sum of money to join them," Ayaaz shared.
"What Khan and PTI's leadership is doing now, despite all the obstacles, is completely remarkable. They have clearly stated that they will not join hands with PMLN and PPP, but will pursue other parties to form a coalition government. PTI-backed candidates won 93 seats in the National Assembly whereas the PMLN won 75 seats, the PPP was the third highest with 54 seats. But there was a lot of rigging and the establishment: that is the military, bureaucrats, election commission and even some courts, are all siding with PMLN. But PTI is not backing down because they saw that the masses in Pakistan want Khan," the politician stated.
Most Likely Outcome for Country's Political Life
Sputnik also spoke with a Scotland-based political writer, Parvez Salik, who said, "The election was obviously rigged with independent candidates who were well in the lead suddenly losing within hours of the internet blackout. Both PPP and Nawaz's party have resisted electronic voting," Salik said.