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The EU elections monitoring team in Pakistan has increased pressure on the country's disputed general elections by saying that "systematic efforts to undermine the ruling party" before the vote meant that the rules of the game were not equal. The head of the EU Election Observation Mission said at a press conference in Islamabad that his team of 120 people had not observed any rigging on the election day itself

. Nawaz (PML-N), he added that the electoral environment was "not as good" as in 2013. That contradicted a media report shared by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party ( PTI) victorious on his official Facebook page that said the respected EU mission had felt that this year's vote was cleaner than the last.

Gahler stated that counting in polling stations was "sometimes problematic" but "after what we observed" in 582 out of 85,000 polling stations, the military "did not intervene" not "in the vote. He advised the six main parties who alleged that the ballots were supposed to bring their complaints through the legal channels.

However, in serious criticism that will cast a shadow over the formation of the new PTI government, headed by former international cricketer Imran Khan, Gahler said the pressure on the media, as well as efforts " much stronger "than usual to encourage He said that the overall legitimacy of the election was for the Pakistani people to decide.

PML-N, the outgoing party defeated, has long complained that his chances of voting were seriously injured well before the start of the elections. More than 30 of his candidates left the party during the campaign and many claimed that they were under pressure from the ISI spying agency of Pakistan.

PTI has been successful throughout the country, Friday showed the official results. With 11 remaining seats to be counted, more than a day after the deadline, the PTI had won 114 seats in the National Assembly, PML-N had taken 63 seats and the Pakistan People's Party 43.

Khan will still have to form a coalition to become prime minister, requiring at least 137 seats, but only one party winning contests across the country – in the north, south and Punjab – is rare in Pakistani politics .

His political program also received a significant boost from his strong performance in state-level elections.

In addition to forming the federal government, the ITP captured 118 seats in the provincial badembly of Punjab, the largest and richest province, which means that it has a good chance of Expel the PML-N from the state government. The Pakistan Election Commission (ECP) said the voter turnout dropped to 52 percent, down two points from 2013, as could be expected as a result of a low voter turnout. rate of participation. In a televised victory speech on Thursday, Khan struck a unifying tone, promising to raise the poor and allow the rigging investigations to be investigated. 19659016] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

Also known as the Justice Party, it is headed by former cricketer Imran Khan, and has had some success at the provincial level, but has never been able to convert to national power. Khan has been accused of both lacking a coherent political philosophy and sympathizing with extremists. He described the Taliban's fight in Afghanistan as a holy war and accused the "liberals" who support the NATO war against the group of being "bloodthirsty".

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz

Hoping to regain control of parliament, even though its leader, Nawaz Sharif, is in prison for corruption. Judged and sentenced in absentia, he returned home this month to serve his sentence, hoping to revitalize the campaign before the elections.

Now led by his brother Shahbaz, the party focuses on its economic success and its promises of energy. infrastructure investments from China. However, efforts to increase tax revenues have failed

Pakistan People's Party (PPP)

Led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of former badbadinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The party lost ground after Benazir's death in 2007, but the family name still carries a lot of weight. The third-generation leader seems to be playing a long game, rebuilding his support in his heart by keeping an eye on future elections. If successful in this vote, the PPP could potentially serve as a junior partner in a coalition.