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Pakistan to choose its next PM on July 25
27 May 2018
Pakistan's upcoming general elections for Parliament and Provincial Assemblies will be held on July 25, according to a decree signed by President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had requested the president to grant permission to hold elections between July 25 and 27.
A total of 105.95mn voters will cast their votes, of which 59.2mn are male and 46.7mn female.
Pakistan's current government is second to complete five-year tenure
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The present government will complete its tenure on May 31. A caretaker government will take over from June 1 and remain in office until a new government is set up.
This is the second consecutive elected government to complete a five-year tenure. It was elected in 2013.
According to the law, ECP proposes dates to the president for general elections, who decides one.
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