A new ruling coalition took control of the Lower House of the Pakistan Parliament on April 16th with the election of a brand-new speaker, sealing control of the assembly after previous premier Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote.
The previous speaker and his deputy, both Khan allies, had actually tried to obstruct and after that postpone the vote, just for the nation’s leading court to find their actions unconstitutional.
The Lower House of Parliament ultimately enacted favor of ejecting Khan from office on April 10.
The new ruling alliance has also chosen their candidate, Shehbaz Sharif as the new prime minister.
The new speaker is Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, a previous prime minister who comes from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), part of the brand-new judgment alliance. He was chosen unopposed in the lack of Khan’s party, which resigned en masse from the house on April 11.
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been elected unopposed as the 22nd Speaker of the 15th National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 🇵🇰. pic.twitter.com/CDo7tym6uW
— National Assembly of Pakistan🇵🇰 (@NAofPakistan) April 16, 2022
“Raja Pervaiz Ashraf took oath as the 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,” said a Twitter account run by the staff of Pakistan’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
“Reviving impartiality and sanctity of the Parliament is vital to lead the country on the path of stability and progress,” remarked Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in his inaugural speech who is unopposed elected 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly today.
The resignations are yet to be totally processed. If accepted, Pakistan deals with the possibility of near to 100 by-elections within 2 months, a significant interruption for Sharif and his union partners and a prospective platform for Khan to mobilize popular support.
Indeed, Khan doesn’t seem to be going quietly according to NPR,
“In a show of strength and precursor to the political uncertainty ahead, Khan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters late Sunday to protest his ouster, and describing the next government as an “imposed government.” In cities across Pakistan, Khan’s supporters marched, waving large party flags and vowing support. The youth, who make up the backbone of Khan’s supporters, dominated the crowds.”
Sharif is anticipated to call his cabinet in the coming days with a variety of policy obstacles dealing with the brand-new federal government, in particular handling an economy in deep trouble.
H/T The Epoch Times
