PPP to back PML-N candidate for PM’s slot but won’t become part of govt in Centre | Maqvi News

Despite days-long consultations between the two major parties of the country, the PPP has decided to back PML-N’s candidate for the prime minister’s slot but will not be a part of the federal government

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari announced during a news conference after the party’s post-central executive committee’s (CEC) session on Tuesday. saying that he was withdrawing from the candidacy for prime minister’s post as “the PPP doesn’t have the mandate to form the federal government”. 

“It is a fact that the PPP does not have a mandate to form the federal government and due to that I will not be putting myself forward for the candidacy of the prime minister of Pakistan,” he added.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PML-N, he said, have more numbers than his party in the National Assembly, but since the former has announced that they would not engage in any dialogue with the PPP, there is no possibility of a PTI or independents-led government in the country.

The young politician further said that as the PPP is not in a position to form the government in the Centre, it would not be interested in taking federal ministries in the setup.

“We don’t want to see chaos in the country or perpetual crisis in the country,” he said while setting aside the perception of re-election.

Revealing the reason behind backing the rival party’s candidate for the coveted post, Bilawal said that the PPP decided to support the PML-N’s candidate for the premiership to ensure political instability in the country.

Earlier, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) claimed that the former ruling party, upon directions of its founder Imran Khan, will join hands with Majlis-e-Wahdat-Muslimeen (MWM) to form its governments in Centre and Punjab.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad on Tuesday, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan said that the former prime minister, while ruling out the prospects of any talks with the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P, has directed the party to form a coalition with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over reserved seats.

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