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Imran Khan has won the general elections in Pakistan.
However, he will not be able to form a government or become Prime Minister.
Even though he did not contest the elections and his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), was denied its election symbol on the ballot paper, his party, contesting as ‘Independents’, has emerged as the largest group in Parliament.
It has an overwhelming majority in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is a very close second in the largest province, Punjab.
Moreover, leaders of the PTI are claiming that dozens of seats have been stolen from them and they would have won an absolute majority in Parliament and the Punjab as well.
They intend to challenge these results in court over the next few days, which may see their tally rise.
Tehreek-e-Insaaf
Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), commonly abbreviated as PTI.
It is a centrist populist political party in Pakistan founded in 1996 by former cricketer and philanthropist Imran Khan.
It is currently the largest opposition party in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
The party's ideology is based on Islamic democracy, social justice, and economic populism.
It advocates for an independent judiciary, a strong military, and a welfare state.
The party has been critical of corruption and foreign intervention in Pakistan.
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