By Xinhua,
Islamabad : Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday won majority in the presidential election, according to an unofficial result.
Zardari, widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, secured 281 votes from the national parliament and has secured about 460 votes altogether from the total number of 702 votes though the rest of votes in eastern Punjab province is not announced yet.
The PPP members and Zardari’s two daughters began to chant slogans and celebrate Zardari’s victory in the parliament house.
According to Pakistan’s constitution, the candidate who has simple majority of the 702 votes will be the next president of the country.