{"id":40840,"date":"2013-07-26T13:29:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=40840"},"modified":"2013-07-26T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:29:45","slug":"pakistans-former-ruling-party-boycotts-prez-poll-over-preponing-of-vote-40840","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistans-former-ruling-party-boycotts-prez-poll-over-preponing-of-vote-40840\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s former ruling party boycotts prez poll over preponing of vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan\u2019s presidential election will now be held on July 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a decision, which is unlikely to have much impact, Pakistan\u2019s former ruling party Pakistan\u2019s People\u2019s Party (PPP) Friday announced to boycott next week’s presidential election in the country.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, July 26\/Nationalturk- \u00a0Pakistan\u2019s former ruling party Pakistan\u2019s People\u2019s Party (PPP) Friday announced to boycott next week’s presidential election in the country over Supreme Court\u2019s decision to prepone the vote by a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cPPP seriously participated in the president\u2019s election campaign and contacted all the opposition parties. Our party also made efforts to unanimously nominate an opposition leader as well. The move of Supreme Court to prepone presidential election from August 6 to July 30 and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was seen a move towards one-unit (referring to ruling PML-N),\u201d \u00a0PPP senior leader and candidate for the presidential election Senator Raza Rabbani told media persons.<\/p>\n

He said the party was left with no alternative but to boycott the presidential election.<\/p>\n

“The Supreme Court did not issue us any notices, nor did they hear us or provide us an opportunity to present our point of view. The court made a unilateral decision. We see it is part of moves to impose the centre’s rule again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court preponed vote by a week.<\/h2>\n

Pakistan\u2019s Election Commission had originally set the election date as August 6. However, country\u2019s Supreme Court this week agreed to change the date to July 30 in response to concern by the ruling PML-N that lawmakers would be on the traditional pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia during the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Rabbani said the Supreme Court decision made it difficult for him and other opposition candidates to campaign in four provincial capitals and the federal capital Islamabad in just two days.<\/p>\n

He said his party\u2019s decision to boycott the presidential election is part of their struggle against the military and civilian dictatorship.<\/p>\n

24 candidates file papers, PML-N\u2019s candidate likely to win<\/h3>\n

Twenty-four candidates have filed the nomination papers. The election of Mamnoon Hussain, candidate of ruling PML-N is considered a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n

Observers said announcement by PPP will have a little impact on the outcome of the presidential election in the country. \u201cThe candidate nominated by the current ruling party PML-N is expected to win by big margin\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s largely ceremonial president is not elected by popular vote, but by lawmakers in the Senate, National Assembly and the assemblies of the four provinces. The term of the current president Asif Ali Zardari expires in early September.<\/p>\n

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Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan \u00a0News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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