With Pakistan's critical national elections scheduled to take place on Feb. 8, attention is focused not only on the race and its expected outcomes but also on the health of the country’s democracy and implications of the reinvigorated influence of the military on the political process. Will the upcoming elections, described by some as "pre-rigged," be free, fair, or result in a conclusive, broadly accepted, outcome? To what degree has the bitter political wrangling over many months affected public confidence in the country's democratic institutions?
With Pakistan's critical national elections scheduled to take place on Feb. 8, attention is focused not only on the race and its expected outcomes but also on the health of the country’s democracy and implications of the reinvigorated influence of the military on the political process. Will the upcoming elections, described by some as "pre-rigged," be free, fair, or result in a conclusive, broadly accepted, outcome? To what degree has the bitter political wrangling over many months affected public confidence in the country's democratic institutions?
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