ISLAMABAD: Amid a clear divide between the two main opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, Pakistan Terheek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is set to be elected as the new prime minister of the country today.
The PTI is in a comfortable position to elect Mr Khan as premier in one-on-one contest with PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif.
The PTI chief has arrived at the parliament to hold last-minute consultations with party leaders before the crucial National Assembly session which is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm.
A day earlier, the PPP decided in principle to stay away from today’s vote in the lower house of parliament after the PML-N’s refusal to change its candidate for the slot.
According to PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry, the party chief is in a comfortable position to clinch the coveted post by bagging over 180 votes.
The party’s tally in the National Assembly is 152 which climbs to 183 after addition of its small coalition partners, including Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).
The PML-N has 82 members in the house, followed by the PPP with 53 lawmakers, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) 15 members, and the Awami National Party (ANP) one MNA.
How leader of the house is elected?
According to the rules of business of the National Assembly, leader of the house, who automatically becomes prime minister, is elected by the division of the house. Lobbies will be designated with the name of each candidate.
Those who wish to vote for a particular candidate will proceed to that lobby designated with his or her name.
Before voting begins, bells will be rung outside the house for the attention of members. This will happen for five minutes after which the doors of the house are shut for the PM’s election.
The speaker shall read out the resolution before the house and ask the MNAs to proceed to a certain lobby where tellers shall be posted to count votes.
After a member casts his vote, he is not required to return to the chamber until bells are rung. When the speaker will find that all the MNAs have recorded their votes, he shall announce conclusion of the voting.
Then, the bells will be rung for two minutes for the members to return to the chamber after which the speaker will announce the results.
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