Shahbaz Sharif was elected 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, after the expulsion of his rival Imran Khan in No confidence vote year before he was due complete his fiveyear term.
In a day of the election of Sharif, PTI Hana is gone from national assembly and promised to take to the streets to demand immediate elections.
As of now there is no opposition party in parliament.
How will it affect work of in new government? Since the leader of in house and leader of the opposition should in consultations, appointment of members of Electoral Commission, Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and caretaker prime minister among other important decisions.
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Also, is it possible to run new surveys right away?
Geo.tv has reached out Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) for weighting in:
Snap surveys in several weeks: realistic demand?
National elections in three months can’t be possible. Election Committee of Pakistan (ECP) is not done with demarcation of districts, and they say it will take another four months. So I don’t understand how ECP can arrange surveys immediately.
However, this possible that polls are being conducted on the basis of Old population census, but since the number of places in collection of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also changed need complete demarcation before voting.
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In any case, a detailed discussion between new government and ECP for more clarity.
I can national assembly work without opposition?
This is a difficult question, as there are many of them. of what need be decided in consultation with opposition. In my mind things could be clearer in in next week or 10 days.
Now PTI legislators, who classified as dissidents have not resigned, nor has the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA). Maybe possible that these 20-30 MNAs declare themselves opposition. They then appoint a leader and the speaker receives him. Although this true that they would not be a genuine opposition or an effective one, but at the very least it would fulfill a legal and constitutional obligation.
From a legal point of view, if a large number of resignations come through the assembly, you can still continue work and then by-elections can be held. Moreover, the speaker of in national assembly can also take your time to process resignations.
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But according to the law, when these resignations reach the CEC, it will have to hold by-elections. in 60 days. It will be an additional burden on ESP, especially financially. However, if it is to be endured, then it is to be endured.
I think that in in next some days we will find out which of there is pressure [by the PTI] And we also need to see if new government can bring in storytelling to solve with excitement.
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