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Submitted by ctv_en_2 on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 14:30
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has won a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.

He won 481 votes out of 702, far more than the 352 votes that would have guaranteed him victory, leaving his two rivals trailing far behind.


The president was elected by secret ballots in the national and four provincial assemblies.


Observers say Mr Zardari faces severe economic problems and a rampant Islamist insurgency that are threatening Pakistan's stability.


During the voting, a bomb killed at least 30 people near Peshawar city. Nearly 70 people were injured and police said the death toll could rise further as many people were buried under the rubble of nearby buildings brought down by the blast.

VOVNews/BBC

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