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submitted 7 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Politicians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most seats in Pakistan’s election, but opponent Nawaz Sharif claimed victory and said he would form a coalition government.

Candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party run by Khan who is now serving sentences of more than a decade in jail, claimed a stunning victory after Thursday’s polls, defying all expectations that Sharif, a three-time former prime minister, and his Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) would win an easy majority.

Sharif was seen to have the backing of Pakistan’s military, which has long been the country’s political power broker and has a history of meddling in its elections.

Voters across the country, however, appear to have come out in unprecedented numbers to support PTI and Khan. Given the scale of the votes for PTI-backed candidates, according to sources the military was unable to “manage” the results for Sharif as planned.

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[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 70 points 7 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Awesome comment. I wish this dude the best.

[-] generalpotato@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[-] randon31415@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Seems strange rooting for the anti-American candidate. Also: Former populist non-politician leader that was charged with corrupt bushiness dealings, mishandling US intelligence documents, and being 'non-religious' in his sexual affairs then kicked off the ballot? I wondering if this portends what will happen if Trump is behind bars in November...

Edit: I was talk about myself rooting for Khan, not the OP.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No, you misunderstood. I as an American feel odd rooting for the anti-american candidate.

[-] generalpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

He’s not “Anti-American”. He just doesn’t believe in boot-licking the US and the West. Big difference.

[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

To the Americans - there is no difference.

[-] generalpotato@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What? Sure there is. Obfuscation of facts is what leads to a shit media landscape.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Given the edit, this is a super misleading comment.

[-] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 3 points 7 months ago

Y'all ready for the calls of an unfair election by the losers?

[-] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I mean, technically...

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