Pakistan to hold national vote in January - election panel

[September 21, 2023]  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced that the 241-million South Asian nation will hold elections in the last week of January, 2024, a statement said, instead of in November this year.  

A general view of the Parliament House building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

The elections had been due to be held in November, but were delayed by a couple of weeks due to fresh marking of constituencies, according to a new census.

A final list of the new constituencies will be ready and published by Nov. 30, the ECP said, and the nation will vote late in January after a 54-day process that includes filing nomination papers, appeals and campaigning.

The elections are due after the outgoing parliament completed a five-year term in August. A caretaker government has been installed to supervise the election.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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