|
|
Article: Adjustment inevitable on 20 seats.
- Article from:
- The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan)
- Article date:
- February 11, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By MUBASHIR HASSAN February 11 (THE NATION): LAHORE-Out of total 50 Senate seats up for grabs on March 4, there are 20 such seats, none of which can be won by any single party on the basis of its numerical strength without making adjustment with other parties. Keeping in view the numerical strength of different parties in the national assembly and the provincial assemblies, the result of 30 Senate seats is quite clear even before the election, but 20 are still open for contest, and the major beneficiary in this battle would be the party with maximum bargaining power. Interestingly, the role of smaller parties, even with numerical strength not crossing the double figure, ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Pundits predict PPP-PML-N rapprochement.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);
March 4, 2009 ;
700+ words
... ... operating to defuse the tension between PPP and PML-N and the positive results of ... of reconciliatory moves between PPP and PML-N, Pakistan Muslim League-Q ... seeing the reconciliation between PPP and PML-N within a weeks time. The reconciliation ...
|
|