Bhutto's widower offered presidential spot
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The party of assassinated Benazir Bhutto has nominated her widower to be Pakistan's next president, a party spokesman said Friday.
Asif Zardari will decide whether to accept the Pakistan People's Party nomination by Saturday, information minister Sherry Rehman added.
Pervez Musharraf stood down as president on Monday as the PPP and its ruling coalition partners threatened to begin impeachment proceedings.
Under Pakistan's constitution, parliament has to elect a new president within 30 days of the resignation. An election is scheduled for September 6.
Zardari moved to the fore of Pakistan politics after Bhutto's was killed by a suicide bomber while she was leaving an election rally in December 2007.
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Asif Zardari will decide whether to accept the Pakistan People's Party nomination by Saturday, information minister Sherry Rehman added.
Pervez Musharraf stood down as president on Monday as the PPP and its ruling coalition partners threatened to begin impeachment proceedings.
Under Pakistan's constitution, parliament has to elect a new president within 30 days of the resignation. An election is scheduled for September 6.
Zardari moved to the fore of Pakistan politics after Bhutto's was killed by a suicide bomber while she was leaving an election rally in December 2007.
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