Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and widower of Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister assassinated last year, has become the president of Pakistan.
Zardari took 481 votes out of 702, needing only 352 votes to guaranteed him victory, according to provisional election results.
The PPP said Zardari's win was "a victory for democracy".
Sherry Rehman, the country's information minister, said: "It is an historic win. This man suffered jail for more than 11 years for the sake of democracy and today he is elected as the president of the country.
"It is a sign of the strengthening of democracy."
Votes from the four provincial assemblies are yet to be fully counted.
Zardari will succeed Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on August 18 under threat of impeachment.
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Comment:
Insofar as this blog is concerned, this is probably good news, as it means that operations against the Taliban will most likely continue. However, it remains to be seen what sort of a leader Zardari will be, as there are substantial allegations that he is corrupt and mentally ill.
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