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| Bhutto widower to seek presidency | Bhutto widower to seek presidency |
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| Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, has agreed to run for the presidency of Pakistan, says his Pakistan People's Party (PPP). | |
| The announcement was made by a party official, a day after Mr Zardari's nomination by the PPP, the biggest party in the coalition government. | The announcement was made by a party official, a day after Mr Zardari's nomination by the PPP, the biggest party in the coalition government. |
| Parliament will vote next month to choose a successor to President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on Monday. | Parliament will vote next month to choose a successor to President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on Monday. |
| Mr Zardari became PPP leader after Ms Bhutto was assassinated in December. | Mr Zardari became PPP leader after Ms Bhutto was assassinated in December. |
| He had spent years in exile following corruption charges, | He had spent years in exile following corruption charges, |
| The parliamentary and provincial assembly elections to replace Mr Musharraf, who quit in the face of the threat of impeachment by his political enemies, will take place on 6 September. | The parliamentary and provincial assembly elections to replace Mr Musharraf, who quit in the face of the threat of impeachment by his political enemies, will take place on 6 September. |
| There will be plenty of political horse-trading, but Mr Zardari is clearly the favourite to win, says the BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad. | There will be plenty of political horse-trading, but Mr Zardari is clearly the favourite to win, says the BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad. |
| Pakistan's spiral of violence | Pakistan's spiral of violence |
| But his decision to accept the nomination is not without controversy and could lead to the collapse of the PPP's coalition, our correspondent adds. | But his decision to accept the nomination is not without controversy and could lead to the collapse of the PPP's coalition, our correspondent adds. |
| Mr Zardari's main coalition partner, Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N, has said he is not in favour of Ms Bhutto's widower getting the job and prefers what he calls a consensus president. | Mr Zardari's main coalition partner, Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N, has said he is not in favour of Ms Bhutto's widower getting the job and prefers what he calls a consensus president. |
| The two men are also deadlocked over how many of the judges sacked by Mr Musharraf during emergency rule last November should be reinstated. | The two men are also deadlocked over how many of the judges sacked by Mr Musharraf during emergency rule last November should be reinstated. |
| Mr Zardari is worried the deposed chief justice might seek to overturn an amnesty on corruption charges, which allowed Mr Zardari and Ms Bhutto to return to Pakistan, our correspondent adds. | Mr Zardari is worried the deposed chief justice might seek to overturn an amnesty on corruption charges, which allowed Mr Zardari and Ms Bhutto to return to Pakistan, our correspondent adds. |
| The latest political developments come against a backdrop of increasing violence. | The latest political developments come against a backdrop of increasing violence. |
| Pakistani troops say they killed 35 militants in fighting in the Swat Valley, north-west of Islamabad, on Saturday, shortly after a suicide bomber killed eight policemen. | Pakistani troops say they killed 35 militants in fighting in the Swat Valley, north-west of Islamabad, on Saturday, shortly after a suicide bomber killed eight policemen. |