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- February 15, 2024
- Kainat Shakeel
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WASHINGTON: The United States has referred to the attempts underway in Pakistan to establish a coalition administration following the national elections as an “internal matter,” stating that it supports the government that the people of Pakistan have chosen. An inquiry concerning the absence of a significant political party from the coalition administration was answered by State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller to reporters with, “Look, that is ultimately an internal matter.”
“You see the kind of coalitions that are formed in several countries that have parliamentary systems of government, where no party has established a majority,” he stated on Wednesday during his daily press briefing. In the end, that is not a choice that the US should make. Pakistan has to decide on this. The head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Mian Shehbaz Sharif, will be the candidate nominated to be the country’s next prime minister. He will head a new coalition alliance that has been formed between the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He stated that the US would keep requesting the investigation and that this was their response to concerns about anomalies in elections, not only in Pakistan but globally as well.
“However, it is evident that the elections held in Pakistan were competitive, and we are eager to collaborate with the government that the people of Pakistan elected once it is established,” he added. The White House stated on Tuesday that it is imperative to respect the decision made by the Pakistani people and that a transparent electoral process must be guaranteed. According to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during her news briefing, US President Joe Biden is aware of the results of the election in Pakistan.
She declared that the United States of America was proud to stand with other democratic nations because it “repeatedly conveys, both publicly and privately, to the Pakistani government and across the Pakistani political spectrum, the need to respect the will of the Pakistani people, and ensure a transparent election process is critical and is important.” She congratulated the Pakistani people for taking part in the elections, mentioning that “millions of Pakistanis turned out to vote last week, including a record number of Pakistani women, members of religious and ethnic minority groups, and young voters.” Among those who supported the nation’s democratic and electoral institutions were poll workers, members of civil society, journalists, and election observers.