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May 13, 2013

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election Amidst Rigging Claims, Violence 
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on the verge of
returning to office more than a decade after his ouster in a military
coup. Sharif placed first in Saturday's Pakistani elections and is now
in talks to form a coalition government. The former cricket
star-turned-politician Imran Khan, a vocal campaigner against political
corruption and the U.S. drone war, also had a strong showing at the
polls. Khan's PTI party gained as many as 30 seats after previously
holding just one. Khan has vowed to hold protests against Sharif's
victory over allegations of vote rigging. More than 150 people were
killed in violence surrounding the vote, including 24 on election day.