Article: 3rd Ld-Writethru: Gillani elected as Pakistan's prime minister

3rd Ld-Writethru: Gillani elected as Pakistan's prime minister

ISLAMABAD, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's former National Assembly speaker Yousuf Raza Gillani was elected as the new prime minister of the country on Monday.

Gillani secured 264 votes from the 342-seat parliament, and Pervaiz Elahi, the candidate from opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), got 42 votes.

The prime minister will be sworn in before President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday and the government is expected to be sworn in later in the week.

"We have paid heavy prices for restoration of democracy," Gillani said in his first address as prime minister.

"Bhutto's sacrifice has enabled the restoration of ...

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