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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9572

4 January 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/pakistan
Elections postponed till 18 February - British experts will help to shed light on Benazir Bhutto's assassination

Brussels, 03/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - One week after the assassination of the former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, the electoral commission in Pakistan announced, on Wednesday 2 January, that the legislative elections initially foreseen for 8 January were postponed until 18 February 2008. The main opposition parties - including the Pakistani People's Party (PPP), now headed by the son of Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Zardari - have announced that they will take part in the vote. In a speech...

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