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;Imran Khan Become a new Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13 August 2018. |
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**[[Imran Khan]] Chairman [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] Swear as a Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13 August 2018 in [[Islamabad|National Assembly of Pakistan]]. |
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The 2018 Pakistani general election took place on Wednesday 25 July, after the completion of a five-year term by the outgoing government. At the national level, elections were held on [[270 constituencies]] and each of the 270 constituencies elected one Member of the National Assembly (MNA) to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]. At the provincial level, elections were held in each of four province to elect Members of the Provincial Assemblies (MPA) in their respective provincial assemblies. |
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As a result of the election, the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) became the single largest party at the national level both in terms of popular vote and in terms of seats. At the provincial level, the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)]] (PML-N) remained the largest party in [[Punjab]], the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] (KP), [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) in [[Sindh]] and the newly-formed [[Balochistan Awami Party]] (BAP) became the largest party in [[Balochistan]]. |
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[[Opinion polling]] had consistently shown leads for the PML-N over PTI. From a 11-point lead, the PML-N's lead began to diminish in the final weeks of the campaign. In a result, the PTI made a net gain with 31.87% of the vote (its highest share of the vote since its foundation), whilst PML-N made a net loss with 24.40%. In the lead up to the elections, there had been allegations by some international journalists about pre-poll rigging being conducted by the judiciary, the military and the intelligence agencies to sway the election results in favour of the PTI and against the [[PML (N)]]. |
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According to the official results, PTI led by [[Imran Khan]] won the most seats in a hung parliament. His opposition, mainly PML-N, alleged large-scale vote rigging and administrative malpractices. The allegations were "categorically denied" by the [[Election Commission of Pakistan]].The European Union Election Observation Mission said, in its preliminary report, that no rigging has been found during the election day in general, however, "lack of equality of opportunity" in the pre-election campaign, particularly due to corruption cases against the outgoing PML-N has been criticised. The European Union assessed the conduct of polling on election day as "transparent". |
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Revision as of 07:05, 5 August 2018
- Swear ceremony
- Imran Khan Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Swear as a Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13 August 2018 in National Assembly of Pakistan.
The 2018 Pakistani general election took place on Wednesday 25 July, after the completion of a five-year term by the outgoing government. At the national level, elections were held on 270 constituencies and each of the 270 constituencies elected one Member of the National Assembly (MNA) to the National Assembly of Pakistan. At the provincial level, elections were held in each of four province to elect Members of the Provincial Assemblies (MPA) in their respective provincial assemblies.
As a result of the election, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) became the single largest party at the national level both in terms of popular vote and in terms of seats. At the provincial level, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) remained the largest party in Punjab, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Sindh and the newly-formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) became the largest party in Balochistan.
Opinion polling had consistently shown leads for the PML-N over PTI. From a 11-point lead, the PML-N's lead began to diminish in the final weeks of the campaign. In a result, the PTI made a net gain with 31.87% of the vote (its highest share of the vote since its foundation), whilst PML-N made a net loss with 24.40%. In the lead up to the elections, there had been allegations by some international journalists about pre-poll rigging being conducted by the judiciary, the military and the intelligence agencies to sway the election results in favour of the PTI and against the PML (N).
According to the official results, PTI led by Imran Khan won the most seats in a hung parliament. His opposition, mainly PML-N, alleged large-scale vote rigging and administrative malpractices. The allegations were "categorically denied" by the Election Commission of Pakistan.The European Union Election Observation Mission said, in its preliminary report, that no rigging has been found during the election day in general, however, "lack of equality of opportunity" in the pre-election campaign, particularly due to corruption cases against the outgoing PML-N has been criticised. The European Union assessed the conduct of polling on election day as "transparent".