Pakistani elections '08

[Dunenewt]

Finally they're underway, and so far it looks like Musharraf won't be in power much longer, with his party in third place.  There's talk about a coaliton beween Nawaz Sharif's party, and the late Benazir Bhutto's party.  Is this feasible?

Who would be best for Pakistan?

Found a good page on the BBC about foreign interest in the election:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7244817.stm

Results so far:

PPP (Bhutto's party) : 86

PML-N (Nawaz Sharif): 64

PML-Q: (pro-Musharraf) 37

MQM (Sindh-based): 19

ANP (Secular Pashtuns): 10

Others: 29

Source: Geo TV

[Anathema]

It went better than I expected, but with all the parties and people that weren't able to run (Imran Khan for example) I wouldn't call these elections democratic. To paraphrase a Dutch proverb, a choice between Musharraf and Zardari is like a choice between old lead and scrap iron  :-

[Dunenewt]

Okay, in the final results, the PPP got 87, PML-N got 66, and PML-Q got 40.

Zardari wont be the new Prime Minister anyway, and nor will Sharif.  The PPP are currently deciding who will be the next PM.