Explainer: How the numbers stack up in Pakistan and who could form the next government

The final vote count was released more than 60 hours after polls closed in the national election on Thursday

New Delhi:

former prime minister of pakistan Imran Khan A party member who ran as an independent and won 101 seats in the recently concluded election, rallying his supporters from prison pakistan election. But the country remains on the edge of uncertainty as no party has been able to cross the 133 mark needed to form a government.

this The situation now depends on political bargaining, parties scramble to form coalitions to prove their majorities. The PTI’s chances of victory appear slim, with both Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari favoring keeping Imran Khan away from the country’s top job at all costs.

The two leaders have launched alliance talks, but even with combined strength, they will still be six seats behind a majority.

If that happens, the alliance is likely to gain the upper hand, with Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) winning 73 seats and Bilawal Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) winning 54 seats. In total, they are six seats short of the 133 seats needed to form a government.

The final tally came more than 60 hours after polls closed in the national election on Thursday, a delay that raised questions about the voting process.

although Ban and Imran Khan jailed Convicted of leaking state secrets, corruption and illegal marriage, millions of the former cricketer’s supporters came out to vote for him, even though he was barred from joining any government while in prison.

One disadvantage independent parties face when trying to form a government is that they are not eligible for any of the 70 reserved seats in parliament, which are allocated based on party strength in the final count. Sharif’s party could win up to 20 of those seats.

The Electoral Commission previously said results from two seats could not yet be included, with a candidate in one seat having been killed necessitating a postponement of the vote, while voting in the other seat would be completed later this month.

Amid political manipulation, PTI leveled allegations of tampering with the results. Imran Khan’s party has taken the matter to court and organized protests against the alleged rigging. The next few days will be crucial as the country closely watches the political situation unfold and whether a stable government can emerge in a country already struggling to recover from the economic crisis.