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| Pakistan lawmakers elect new prime minister | |
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| Lawmakers in Pakistan have elected Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as prime minister, replacing Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted last week over corruption allegations. | |
| The ruling party wants the former oil minister to hold the role temporarily until Mr Sharif's brother, Shahbaz Sharif, can take over. | |
| Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab province's chief minister, must win a parliamentary by-election to be eligible for PM. | |
| Mr Abbasi was elected with 221 votes from the 342-member National Assembly. | |
| He will be sworn-in by the president later. | |
| Opposition groups had also nominated candidates but the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party holds a majority. | |
| PML-N lawmaker Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan earlier told Reuters news agency the prime objective was "to give Pakistan stability". | |
| "As a responsible party we have to take Pakistan ahead," he said. | "As a responsible party we have to take Pakistan ahead," he said. |
| Shahbaz Sharif is to contest the parliamentary seat left vacant by his ousted brother but that process is expected to take at least 45 days. | Shahbaz Sharif is to contest the parliamentary seat left vacant by his ousted brother but that process is expected to take at least 45 days. |
| Mr Abbasi is a long-time ally of Nawaz Sharif. He was jailed for two years in 1999 after the military toppled Mr Sharif, ending the second of his three spells as prime minister. | Mr Abbasi is a long-time ally of Nawaz Sharif. He was jailed for two years in 1999 after the military toppled Mr Sharif, ending the second of his three spells as prime minister. |
| Mr Sharif's third spell came to an end on Friday when he stepped down following a decision by the Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. | Mr Sharif's third spell came to an end on Friday when he stepped down following a decision by the Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. |
| The ruling came after an investigation into his family's wealth following the leak of the Panama Papers in 2015, which linked Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies and assets not shown on his family's wealth statement. | The ruling came after an investigation into his family's wealth following the leak of the Panama Papers in 2015, which linked Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies and assets not shown on his family's wealth statement. |
| The court said Mr Sharif had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a Dubai-based company in his nomination papers during the 2013 general election. | The court said Mr Sharif had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a Dubai-based company in his nomination papers during the 2013 general election. |
| It recommended anti-corruption cases against several individuals, including Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others. | It recommended anti-corruption cases against several individuals, including Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others. |
| Allegations of corruption have dogged Mr Sharif since the 1980s, but he denies any wrongdoing. | Allegations of corruption have dogged Mr Sharif since the 1980s, but he denies any wrongdoing. |