Re: Presidential Election announced - 6th October
I think if all parties agree to get constitution changed, President Musharraf would love to have presidential election directly from the people.
Pakistan is already a Presidential system of government in all but name. The LFO and 17th Amendment has made the office of the President the most powerful it has ever been in the history of Pakistan. The Prime Minister is merely a ceremonial position, and Musharraf taking off the wardi won't change that as he will still have those massive Presidential powers. Just imagine if the politicians agreed to Musharraf being directly elected, then he would be even more powerfu,, without the need for a dummy PM and such.