A six-party alliance appears poised to form Pakistan’s next government, after nearly a week of political drama following a fractured mandate delivered by the country’s voters in the February 8 elections.
Led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which won 75 seats, and Pakistan People’s Party, which secured 54 seats, the coalition—announced the night of February 13—will have more than 150 members in the parliament, crossing the required 134 seats for a simple majority in the National Assembly.
However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated on multiple convictions, described the alliance as “mandate thieves,” and insisted that a government formed by the grouping of parties would lack “credibility.”
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