Bhutto widower announces he will run for Pakistan president
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The husband of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto has agreed to run for the Pakistani presidency.
The announcement was made Saturday at Asif Ali Zardari's home.
An election by lawmakers to replace Pervez Musharraf will be held on Sept. 6. The former strongman resigned less than a week ago rather than face the humiliation of impeachment.
Mian Raza Rabbani of the Pakistan People's Party said he was "happy to announce that Zardari had accepted his party's nomination" to run for president.
But his election is far from certain.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, has demanded that the People's Party slash the powers of the president before he'll support their candidate.