Pakistan will choose a new government after the highly-anticipated general elections on Thursday (Feb 8). The parliamentary democratic nation will vote in the federal legislature or House Assembly and four state legislatures.

Pakistan will choose a new government after the highly-anticipated general elections on Thursday (Feb 8). The parliamentary democratic nation will vote in the federal legislature or House Assembly and four state legislatures. A total of 44 political parties with 5,121 candidates are competing in the federal legislature, while 12,695 candidates are running for the four provincial assemblies in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Additionally, out of the total population of 241 million, 128 million people above 18 years old are eligible to vote. Although the official results of the general elections will be declared on Friday (Feb 9), the results will start coming from Thursday (Feb 8). Pakistan Elections 2024: Voting Process Pakistan's National Assembly has a total of 336 seats. Out of these, only 266 candidates are elected. The rest 70 are reserved, of which 60 are for women while 10 are for non-Muslims. These reserved seats are allocated as per the strength of each political party in the Assembly. The winning candidates become members of the National Assembly. However, independent candidates can join any party after the voting process. ALSO READ | Zelenskyy says two killed in Kyiv after massive Russian missiles, drone attacks The elected National Assembly members select the leader of the House or the prime minister of Pakistan after the results are declared. A PM candidate must have a majority in the House. This means they would need the vote of at least 169 members in the National Assembly. The need for a coalition government arises when no single party has the requisite numbers for majority. Pakistan Elections 2024: Key Candidates Currently, three major political parties dominate Pakistan's political scenario. They are Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is one of the top contenders in the race. Two former prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif, are heading the PML-N. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari-led PPP is an ally of the PML-N. The party has a strong base in south Pakistan. However, Bilawal is not popular enough to garner votes to become prime minister, as per AP. He could hold a position in the coalition government if Nawaz Sharif wins. Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), will be absent from the political race due to four criminal convictions. He is now ineligible to participate in these elections or assume public office. (With inputs from agencies)

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Pakistan President Arif Alvi has proposed November 6 as the date of national elections in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Wednesday (September 13), as per Dawn report.

President Alvi, in the letter, stated that he had dissolved the National Assembly on August 9 on the Prime Minister’s advice.

He also mentioned Article 48(5) of the Constitution, which he said “empowers and mandates” the president ‘to appoint a date not later than 90 days from the date of the dissolution, for the holding of a general election to the Assembly’.

Hence, “in terms of Article 48(5), the general election to the National Assembly should be held by the 89th day of the date of dissolution of the National Assembly, i.e. Monday, 6th day of November 2023”, the letter stated.

The president recalled in the letter that “in an endeavour to fulfil the constitutional obligations”, the chief election commissioner was invited for a meeting to plan the modalities of enforcing the constitutional objective and directive.

But in his reply, the CEC “took a contrary view that as per the scheme of the Constitution and framework of electoral laws, it was the domain of the election commission, and following the publication of last preceding census on August 7, duly notified delimitation of constituencies was in progress, a mandatory requirement stipulated by Article 51(5) of the Constitution and section 17 of the Elections Act, 2017”, Dawn quoted the letter.

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“Further, there is a consensus that to strengthen the federation and to promote unity and harmony amongst provinces and to avoid incurring unnecessary expenses, general elections to the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies must be held on the same day,” it further stated.

He then conceded that it was the ECP’s responsibility to follow all the constitutional and legal steps defined under ‘Articles 51, 218, 219, 220 and the Elections Act, 2017’ for organising and conducting free and fair elections.

President Alvi suggested that the ECP, in “consultation with provincial governments and political parties under the relevant provisions of the Constitution and in view that some of these matters are already subjudice, may seek guidance from the superior judiciary for announcement of a single date for general election to the national and provincial assemblies”, Dawn reported.

(With inputs from agencies) 
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Pakistan President Arif Alvi has proposed November 6 as the date of national elections in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Wednesday (September 13), as per Dawn report.

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has proposed November 6 as the date of national elections in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Wednesday (September 13), as per Dawn report. President Alvi, in the letter, stated that he had dissolved the National Assembly on August 9 on the Prime Minister’s advice. He also mentioned Article 48(5) of the Constitution, which he said “empowers and mandates” the president ‘to appoint a date not later than 90 days from the date of the dissolution, for the holding of a general election to the Assembly’. Hence, “in terms of Article 48(5), the general election to the National Assembly should be held by the 89th day of the date of dissolution of the National Assembly, i.e. Monday, 6th day of November 2023”, the letter stated. The president recalled in the letter that “in an endeavour to fulfil the constitutional obligations”, the chief election commissioner was invited for a meeting to plan the modalities of enforcing the constitutional objective and directive. But in his reply, the CEC “took a contrary view that as per the scheme of the Constitution and framework of electoral laws, it was the domain of the election commission, and following the publication of last preceding census on August 7, duly notified delimitation of constituencies was in progress, a mandatory requirement stipulated by Article 51(5) of the Constitution and section 17 of the Elections Act, 2017”, Dawn quoted the letter. Also read: China becomes first country to send envoy to Afghanistan after Taliban takeover “Further, there is a consensus that to strengthen the federation and to promote unity and harmony amongst provinces and to avoid incurring unnecessary expenses, general elections to the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies must be held on the same day,” it further stated. He then conceded that it was the ECP’s responsibility to follow all the constitutional and legal steps defined under ‘Articles 51, 218, 219, 220 and the Elections Act, 2017’ for organising and conducting free and fair elections. President Alvi suggested that the ECP, in “consultation with provincial governments and political parties under the relevant provisions of the Constitution and in view that some of these matters are already subjudice, may seek guidance from the superior judiciary for announcement of a single date for general election to the national and provincial assemblies”, Dawn reported. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Pakistan President Arif Alvi proposes November 6 as election date to chief election commissioner