Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes for president amid unrest
Summary
Legislators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting to elect a new president to fill a position that has been empty since January, much later than the constitution allows. Najeeb Naqi Khan from the ruling party PML-N is expected to win, while seven legislative seats remain vacant due to postponed voting caused by security concerns.Key Facts
- The president's office in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has been vacant since January 31, when President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry died.
- According to the constitution, an election should have been held within 30 days, but it was delayed.
- The PML-N party and its allies control 32 of 46 occupied seats in the 53-member assembly, needing 27 votes for a majority.
- PML-N candidate Najeeb Naqi Khan is expected to win the election held at the assembly secretariat in Muzaffarabad.
- The opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) nominated Chaudhry Latif Akbar as their candidate.
- Seven assembly seats, mainly in the Poonch division, are still empty because voting was postponed due to security issues.
- Turnout in the recent legislative elections was 48 percent, down from 61 percent in 2021.
- The Chief Election Commissioner said no new dates for postponed polls have been set until security improves.
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