ISLAMABAD: Major political parties in Pakistan have joined forces for coalition government after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared results of 2024 elections. According to local media reports, political parties including PPP, PML-N, PML-Q, MQM-P, BNP and IPP announced forming the government together.
Shehbaz-led Coalition and Formation of Government
As per the ECP’s tally, the total number of general seats won by the 6 parties which announced their plans to form a coalition led by former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — PML-N, PPP. PML-Q, IPP, MQM-P, and BAP — comes to 152.
This evidently shows that these political parties will easily achieve the minimum required number of 169 to form the government at the Centre following the addition of 60 women and 10 minority seats in their count.
However, it is yet to be seen if these political parties will be in position to get to the next magic number of 224, which is needed to obtain the elusive two-thirds majority in a 336-member National Assembly.
Earlier, PML-N announced that party leader Nawaz Sharif has nominated Shehbaz Sharif for the post of the prime minister and Maryam Nawaz for the slot of Chief Minister Punjab.
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے قائد جناب محمد نوازشریف نے وزیراعظم اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان کے عہدے کےلئے جناب محمد شہبازشریف کو نامزد کر دیا ہے جبکہ وزیراعلی پنجاب کے عہدے کےلئے محترمہ مریم نوازشریف کو نامزد کیا ہے۔ جناب محمد نوازشریف نے پاکستان کے عوام اور سیاسی تعاون فراہم کرنے والی…
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) February 13, 2024
Similarly, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif also said that Maryam Nawaz daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be the Punjab chief minister candidate following the party’s consultations.
قائد نوازشریف اور پارٹی کی مشاورت سے مریم نوازشریف وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب کیلیے مسلم لیگ(ن)کی امیدوار ہونگی۔
صدر مسلم لیگ(ن) محمد شہبازشریف pic.twitter.com/RxY5OUs6JG
— PMLN (@pmln_org) February 13, 2024
Earlier, former President of Pakistan and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said that he and other political leaders have decided to form the government together.
