Islamabad: The Election Fee of Pakistan on Thursday introduced that the elections will happen subsequent yr in January, in keeping with Daybreak. Notably, the elections will probably be held within the final week of January, in keeping with the ballot physique. The ECP acknowledged in a press release that it had examined the apportionment of seats, Daybreak reported.
The preliminary record of constituencies will probably be printed on September 27, 2023, in keeping with the choice made by the ECP on Thursday after reviewing the delimitation course of’s improvement. The ultimate record of constituencies will probably be launched on November 30 after complaints and feedback concerning the preliminary lists have been heard, in keeping with a number of media reviews in Pakistan.
The election will then be scheduled for a 54-day interval, with voting happening within the closing week of January 2024. Earlier, in August, Pakistan President Arif Alvi invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for a gathering to “repair an applicable date” for common elections.
In his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Alvi referred to Article 244 of the Structure and stated that he was duty-bound to get the elections carried out throughout the prescribed 90-day interval after Pakistan’s Nationwide Meeting was dissolved prematurely.
Nevertheless, a latest modification to the Elections Act 2017 allowed the ECP to announce the dates for elections unilaterally with out having to seek the advice of the president.
After the dissolution of the Nationwide Meeting of Pakistan in August, Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar was picked as caretaker Prime Minister of the nation.
Commenting on the upcoming common elections, PM Kakar earlier stated that he hopes that the ECP would totally look into the matter of holding free and honest polls as per the Structure.
In the meantime expressing his views on the prerogative to announce the election date, the interim prime minister put his weight behind the ECP. “The president has introduced the polls date, whereas it’s in truth the ECP’s prerogative”.
