Asif Ali Zardari Presidential candidacy

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   Zardari, in alliance with Nawaz Sharif, was preparing to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, and a charge-sheet and draft of impeachment had already been prepared when Musharraf, in accordance with his advisors, resigned from the presidency on 18 August 2008. Chairman Zardari was confirmed by the Central Executive Committee of the PPP and was endorsed by the rival ethnic party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as candidate for the post of President of Pakistan. There was nevertheless strong disagreement among the current coalition partners, and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) party was threatening to leave the coalition as a result. According to the Constitution, elections must be held within 30 days of the previous president stepping down. The electoral college is composed of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four provincial assemblies.

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