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Pakistan's likely new prime minister Imran Khan opened the door to a new party and independent politicians on Saturday, a spokesman said, after the announcement of full results of an election disputed by rivals.
Mr Khan's party did better than expected to win 16.86 million votes, trouncing the party of jailed to form the first Nawaz Sharif, which finished second with 12.89 million and said it was not enough.
But the 116 seats won by Khan's lawmakers were not enough to give him a majority in the 272-seat National Assembly without coalition partners,
Officials from Mr Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or Pakistan Movement for Justice, party said they were in talks with independents and at least one other political party to form a coalition government.
PTI leaders who have won more than one seat in the future (19659002) This article is only available in French. the PML-Q, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in addition to its natural ally, Sheikh Rashid, to be able to form the next government
"We are pretty much there in the National Assembly. ..talks are going on with MQM as well, "said Faisal Javed Khan, a senior PTI spokesman.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has dominated politics in the port of Karachi for decades, and won six seats in the Altaf Hussain
The PTI spokesman said Mr Khan was expected to take over the prime minister around 14 August, Pakistan's independence day.
PTI spokesperson Naeem Ul Haq told a news conference that the party would also form a governmen In the most populous province, Punjab, and there would be "good news" by Sunday.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, PTI was the largest single party with 66 out of 97 provincial badembly seats.
In the Sindh Assembly, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) held on to 76 of 130 seats. In Balochisan, BAP won 13 seats out of the 65 while Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) was in second place with nine. Who will eventually form the government in Balochistan is unclear as the BNP, BNP-Awami, Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) have won six, three and two seats respectively, while PTI has won four.
In Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, The Muslim Leaque took 129 out of 295 seats with the PTI close behind with 123, while 28 independent badembly members will play a vital role in the government.
PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhary said
The poll has been marred by long delays in counting and complaints by the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) party.
The party's spokesman, Muhammad Mehndi, told The Independent The "majority" of the elected members were "in favor of boycotting the oath of the badembly" and backed
Some of the smaller religious parties are threatening street protests if the poll is not re-run.
"We have decided to organize to move for fresh elections, as the 'manipulated' results are not acceptable to us , "MMA president Fazlur Rehman said.
PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that he was" outraged "by the killing of a party member in the northern city of Mansehra and that demanding a recount was a party's legal right. He did not specify when the member was killed.
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Mr Khan has offered to investigate any claims of irregularities in the wake of Wednesday's poll, which Mr Sharif's PML-N and several other parties allege was skewed in favor of the training cricket hero by Pakistan's powerful military.
European Union observers were critical of the political climate in the run up to the vote, saying that some parts had been disadvantaged. In their preliminary findings, the observers said the electoral process was "not as good" as the 2013 election and featured a "lack of equality" that meant it was not a level playing field for all parties. The US voiced similar concerns
"German MEP Michael Gahler
" A number of violent attacks, targeting political parties, party leaders, candidates and election officials
Mr Khan's 116 seats for the badembly of the majority of the members of the United States (19659002) Two newly formed small parties are seen as being open to an alliance with Mr Khan's PTI
The GDA, a new alliance in Sindh province, has two seats.
BAP, another new group formed by a number of seasoned political names from the southwesterly Baluchistan province, picked up oven seats.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday released results for 270 seats, with elections in two seats postponed. Several were being recounted.
The arithmetic coalition is one of a number of non-Muslim minorities in the United States.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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