Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister for second term

Record ID: 1769647

  • Title: Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister for second term
  • Date: 3rd March 2024
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  • Embargoed: 17th March 2024 11:11
  • Keywords: Shehbaz Sharif elected new Pakistan prime minister
  • Location: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
  • City: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001501603032024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Pakistan's newly formed parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday (March 3) as prime minister for a second time, three weeks after uncertain national elections caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.
    National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq announced Sharif had secured 201 votes, above the required 169 votes in the house, elected the new prime minister.
    He beat Omar Ayub, the candidate backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who secured 92 votes.
    The declaration was met with loud protests from the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) party backed by Khan. The lawmakers called for Khan's release and shouted slogans alleging Sharif had come to power through electoral rigging.
    The Feb. 8 election was marred by a mobile internet shutdown, arrests and violence in its build-up and the unusually delayed results triggered accusations that the vote was rigged.
    Sharif returned to the role he held until August when parliament was dissolved ahead of the elections and a caretaker government took over. No single party won a majority.
    Sharif, 72, is the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who spearheaded their Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party's election campaign.
    Candidates backed by Khan gained the most seats but the PML-N and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) agreed to form a coalition government, which enabled Shehbaz Sharif to be elected as prime minister as his brother stepped aside.
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