I was wrong for the right reason. They look placed to control either main party's coalition. The regional government they won is in the Northwest Frontier, too -- as in Khyber Pass and Peshawar. Voter turnout has been very poor, as most Pakistanis realize the election is a sham (contrary to what Bush's press spokesman seems to think). This will just increase the pressure on the pressure cooker there.
Mark Gregson wrote: > > -- Marc -- > I said they'd win a majority of the seats set aside for general election, and that >they have done, both in regional and in the national parliament. > > -- Me -- > How have they won a majority of the seats set aside for general election? There are >272 general seats. 60 are reserved for women and another 10 are reserved for >minority religious groups. That leaves 202 general sets. The fundamentalists have >apparently won 14 so far, of 40 reporting. That is not a majority of all the seats >and is not a majority of the seats reporting so far. > > ========= Mark Gregson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========= > > > -- > __________________________________________________________ > > Download the FREE Opera browser at www.opera.com/download/ > > Free OperaMail at http://www.operamail.com/ > > Powered by Outblaze > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
