Pakistan’s ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
Summary
Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-N, is leading in the legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. This is happening despite protests and boycott calls by a banned group that opposes certain reserved seats in the assembly.Key Facts
- Pakistan Muslim League-N, led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has won 24 of 34 seats in the first two phases of voting.
- Voter turnout was over 56% in the regional capital, Muzaffarabad, despite security concerns and protest calls.
- Elections are held in three phases due to security and heavy monsoon rains.
- A banned group, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), called for a boycott and protested against 12 reserved legislative seats for displaced people from Indian-controlled Kashmir.
- JAAC has been banned for security and public order reasons after violent protests.
- The region’s Supreme Court ruled the 12 reserved seats constitutional and protected from abolition without a constitutional amendment.
- These reserved seats represent displaced people who moved from Indian-controlled Kashmir to other parts of Pakistan.
- The elections mark the return of Pakistan Muslim League-N to power in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after ten years.
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