The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are considering a power-sharing formula to form a coalition government in the Centre and provinces. The idea of having prime ministers from their respective parties for a three and two-year term respectively was discussed during their first meeting on Sunday after the February 8 elections.
PML-N, PPP: sharing PM slot?
In 2013, the PML-N and the National Party (NP) in Balochistan had previously agreed on a similar power-sharing formula when two chief ministers from the two parties held office for half of the five-year term.
Both parties affirmed their dedication to steering Pakistan away from political instability and towards a path of prosperity and resilience. The statement said that the majority of the country had given a mandate to the two parties, and they would not disappoint them.
According to sources, the PML-N officially offered the PPP to form a coalition government and apprised the PPP of its contacts with independent lawmakers and MQM-Pakistan.The PML-N leadership demanded that it would retain the coveted slot of prime minister, while PPP’s Asif Zardari maintained that the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) had already nominated Bilawal for the post of prime minister.
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Both partieshave floated the proposal to devise a five-year roadmap in light of the Charter of Democracy that the two signed in 2006 and PPP will present proposals for power-sharing in the next CEC meeting.
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