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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Shehbaz Sharif elected as prime minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif served as PM once before, from 2022 until August 2023. Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP

Shehbaz Sharif has been appointed prime minister of Pakistan after a vote that was riddled with allegations of rigging and irregularities.

Sharif, of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) party, was the nominated candidate of a new eight-party coalition that was formed after no single party managed to win an outright majority in the election on 8 February.

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