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Imran Khan Loses No-confidence Vote (none / 1)

#BREAKING: Imran Khan loses no-trust vote, prime ministerial term set for unceremonious end [_link]
— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) April 9, 2022

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Sat Apr 9th, 2022 at 08:24:58 PM EST

Re: Imran Khan Loses No-confidence Vote (none / 0)

Any rumor or declaration promoting the PM candidate of the opposition?

by Cat on Sun Apr 10th, 2022 at 02:10:19 PM EST
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No hint here who USA really wants LOL (none / 1)

APsplainin

The new prime minister is expected to be Sharif's brother Shahbaz Sharif after a vote for the new prime minister is held in Parliament on Monday.

< wipes tears >

"This would be the FIRST TIME in Pakistan's HISTORY that a no-confidence vote [!] succeeds in ousting a Prime Minister -- the fulfilment of a constitutional process that was far from guaranteed after Khan's attempts to derail the vote," said Elizabeth Threlkeld, ["]Pakistan expert["] at the U.S.-based The Stimson Center. "That, in itself, is significant, and could give Pakistan something to build on going forward."

< wipes tears >archived No PM has completed a full term.

In related HISTORIC FIRSTS in APsplainin Anglo Disease
Australian prime minister calls May 21 election

Morrison's conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term. The date is the latest available to him.

[TRUMP BFF] Morrison FIRST to serve FULL TERM in 15 years

by Cat on Sun Apr 10th, 2022 at 02:34:45 PM EST
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Re: No hint here who USA really wants LOL (none / 0)

EU Donor Endorsement!

euractiv | Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz ["Shahbaz"] Sharif seeks to become PM, 11 Apr 00:19

The younger brother of three-times prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, has led a bid by the opposition in parliament to topple former cricket star Khan, and he is widely expected to replace him following a vote on Monday. But Khan's party [PTI] also submitted papers nominating the former foreign minister as a candidate, saying their members of parliament would resign en masse should he lose, potentially creating the need for urgent [!] by-elections for their [PTI] seats.

rentier math

The speaker would be obliged to accept those resignations that would necessitate by-elections in probably [?] more than 100 seats [342 MPs total, of which "safe" 174 oppo, 155 PTI, or 45%]. That could PLUNGE the country into another CRISIS as the election commission has previously said it would not be ready to hold elections until October.

by Cat on Mon Apr 11th, 2022 at 01:23:12 PM EST
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