Nawaz Sharif May Be Next PM, The Economist

The Economist reported that Mr. Mawaz Shareef may be elected as Next Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Yet the PPP will not be wiped out. It may get some 60 seats, out of 272, almost all from Sindh province. Rural voters are loyal; an anti-poverty scheme named after Bhutto gives 1,000 rupees ($10) a month to poor households. It helps that most other parties are stumbling. A splinter from the Muslim League, known as PML (Q), has all but collapsed. It was a vehicle for General Pervez Musharraf, the general who toppled Mr Sharif as prime minister in a coup in 1999. But Mr Khan’s prospects are unclear. He disavows alliances with either the PPP or Mr Sharif’s League, so refuses “seat adjustment” deals in which two friendly parties agree not to split their vote against a stronger third opponent. Barring an unexpected sort of tidal wave, therefore, he will struggle to turn popularity into elected MPs. Most political analysts see him winning only a few more than 30 seats. So Mr Sharif will probably be back.

(Apr 27th 2013)
Source http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21576668-after-14-years-exile-and-opposition-nawaz-sharif-expects-win-third-spell-prime - See more at: http://www.pakistantv.tv/2013/04/26/nawaz-sharif-prime-minister-economist/#sthash.nvrGfqHQ.dpuf