ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani political parties today nominated their candidates for the upcoming presidential election, with the ruling party’s candidate seen as the front-runner, officials and analysts said.
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party nominated Mamnoon Hussain, a former governor of southern Sindh province, said Tariq Azeem, a party spokesman.
“We are confident that Mamnoon Hussain will play a positive role in solving the problems facing the country,” Azeem said.
The post of president in Pakistan became largely ceremonial in 2010 when parliament passed a constitutional amendment that transferred significant power to the prime minister.
The term of the current president, Asif Ali Zardari, expires in early September.
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