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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Election Upset in Pakistan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8\, some 60 million Pakistanis – out of nearly 129 million registered voters – took to the polls in the country’s general election. The party of Imran Khan\, the imprisoned former Prime Minister\, won the most seats – but no party won a simple majority. This unexpected result is a rebuke of the country’s military leaders and has thrown the political system into disarray as Pakistan struggles to recover from an economic crisis and address militant violence. \nIn a deeply polarized political landscape\, Pakistan’s military leaders had hoped that the election would bring an end to the political chaos that has existed since Khan was ousted in 2022. Instead\, it appears that the crisis has deepened. The New York Times reported that never in the “country’s history has a politician seen such success in an election without the backing of the generals.” The election has stirred greater instability. \nBoth Khan and his main rival\, three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif\, declared victory on Friday\, increasing uncertainty over who will form the next government at a time when swift policy action is needed to address multiple challenges. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the election in Pakistan and how things might unfold with Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter\, Director of the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1917077477088%2FWN_ht60jgwJSy-j0fXYdBB-eQ” css=”.vc_custom_1707747740556{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter has been the Director of the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies since 2013. From 1999 until 2013\, he worked at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn\, where he held the position of Acting Director. \nProf. Dr. Schetter studied geography\, history\, education\, Persian and Indonesian at the University of Bonn. He began his academic career researching the impact of ethnicity on violent conflicts. Then\, his research focused on themes such as politics of interventions\, spaces of violence (e.g.\, ungoverned spaces\, frontiers)\, development\, humanitarian aid\, conflict\, Jihadi movements (e.g.\, Taliban)\, and forced migration. \nHe has advised German ministries as well as government organizations and NGOs. Prof. Dr. Schetter serves on several boards. He is a member of the presidency of Welthungerhilfe and of the Board of Trustees of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)\, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden (SEF).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-election-upset-in-pakistan/
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