A to Z: Prision to Presidency
Zardari Elected Pakistan President as Economy Falters
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Zardari Wins Pakistan's Presidency
Asif Ali Zardari won the presidency of Pakistan Saturday, in a vote that continued the country's shift from military rule and completed a political resurrection for the controversial spouse of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan, solidifying his grip on power in the nuclear-armed nation that's grappling with rising extremism and a crumbling economy.
``My victory is the peoples' victory and the victory of democracy,'' Zardari, co-head of the governing Pakistan Peoples Party, told state-run Pakistan Television, which announced the result. Zardari secured 479 out of 702 electoral votes from lawmakers in both houses of parliament and the four state assemblies, state-run PTV said.
Zardari, 52, replaces Pervez Musharraf with a mandate to tackle soaring inflation and provide food for the two-thirds of the population who live on less than $2 a day. A gun attack on the motorcade of PPP Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani this week underscored the need to improve security in a nation that saw 2,000 people killed in terrorist attacks last year.
``The issue is not whether Zardari may or may not deliver on the economy, the issue is what are his priorities,'' said Asif Ali Qureshi, head of research, at Invisor Securities Ltd. in Karachi. ``Complacency is not an option.''
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Zardari Wins Pakistan's Presidency
Asif Ali Zardari won the presidency of Pakistan Saturday, in a vote that continued the country's shift from military rule and completed a political resurrection for the controversial spouse of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan, solidifying his grip on power in the nuclear-armed nation that's grappling with rising extremism and a crumbling economy.
``My victory is the peoples' victory and the victory of democracy,'' Zardari, co-head of the governing Pakistan Peoples Party, told state-run Pakistan Television, which announced the result. Zardari secured 479 out of 702 electoral votes from lawmakers in both houses of parliament and the four state assemblies, state-run PTV said.
Zardari, 52, replaces Pervez Musharraf with a mandate to tackle soaring inflation and provide food for the two-thirds of the population who live on less than $2 a day. A gun attack on the motorcade of PPP Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani this week underscored the need to improve security in a nation that saw 2,000 people killed in terrorist attacks last year.
``The issue is not whether Zardari may or may not deliver on the economy, the issue is what are his priorities,'' said Asif Ali Qureshi, head of research, at Invisor Securities Ltd. in Karachi. ``Complacency is not an option.''
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Congratulation Mr. Asif Ali Zardari! We encourage you to spread your wife's mission and pray for your achievement.
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