Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time on Sunday, March 3rd (13th). Sharif leads a weak coalition that has marginalized supporters of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan.

Lawmakers in Pakistan’s recently sworn-in parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister with 201 positive votes, three weeks after the general election, still facing allegations of widespread electoral fraud. Not stated.

After being elected, Shahbaz Sharif said to the parliament referring to the February 8th elections: “Nobody won the majority. It is a divided power. And it is a democratic way that if the power is divided, like-minded parties can Form a coalition government.”

Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) allied with its arch-rivals Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as well as several smaller factions to keep Imran Khan’s candidates off the scene.

In return, the People’s Party, which is a party related to the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s family, has been promised to give the presidential seat to Benazir Bhutto’s husband Asif Ali Zardari.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was jailed during the election and banned from running. Members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party were arrested and restricted.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) candidates were forced to stand for regular elections, but still won more seats than any other party.

Despite winning more seats, the party failed to secure the necessary votes in parliament to form a government, paving the way for Sharif’s return.

Umar Ayub Khan stood against Shehbaz Sharif as the favorite candidate of Imran Khan’s loyal lawyers and won 92 votes.

Umar Ayub Khan told the parliament: “They imprisoned our leaders, took away our election symbols, rigged the elections, but we are still standing and we will stand our ground.”

72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the first time in 2022 and as a result of the same alliance, he removed former cricket star Imran Khan from power.

According to the researchers, it seems that Shahbaz Sharif will face a three-pronged crisis like his first term as president, which has affected more than 240 million people of Pakistan.