Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Shehbaz Sharif as Country's Prime Minister for Second Term

© AP Photo / Mary AltafferPrime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at United Nations headquarters.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at United Nations headquarters. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 03.03.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Shehbaz Sharif, who is 72 years old, was the prime minister until August of last year when the National Assembly was dissolved in order to establish a caretaker government. This government was responsible for organizing the national elections.
Pakistani lawmakers have elected Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, as the country's prime minister for a second time in a 201 to 92 vote, lower house speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Sunday.
"Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has been elected prime minister with 201 votes. [While] Omar Ayub [secretary general of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party] obtained 92 votes," the speaker was quoted as saying by Pakistani broadcaster Geo.
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Sadiq then invited Sharif to sit in the prime minister's chair and address the house.
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