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Musharraf Faces Bumpy Road to Re-Election

Bhutto mounts challenge to second presidential term

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2007 5:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – Pervez Musharraf is facing yet another hurdle: Benazir Bhutto says she will return to Pakistan to challenge his plans for another presidential term. The exiled ex-PM tells the Sunday Times she is considering abandoning talks with the increasingly unpopular Musharraf, embarrassed last week after the country's Supreme Court reinstated the chief justice, whom he suspended.

The embattled president and army chief is believed to be maneuvering to be reappointed before parliamentary elections scheduled to take place by the end of the year. Although Bhutto says he lacks “moral authority," the Pakistan People's Party leader indicated she might make a deal with Musharraf if that's what it takes to ensue elections occur on time.

Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks on The Future of Pakistan at The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Friday July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Irina Kalashnikova)
Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks on "The Future of Pakistan" at The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Friday...   (Associated Press)
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf salutes as he arrives to attend the 34th session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan in this May 15, 2007, file photo. Gunshots were heard on Friday, July 6, 2007, not far away from a military air base when the aircraft...
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf salutes as he arrives to attend the 34th session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan in this May 15, 2007, file photo. Gunshots...   (Associated Press)
Pakistan military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses a news conference in this Feb 2, 2007, file photo in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. From the dusty streets of Punjab to the priveleged ranks of the ruling parliamentary party, Pakistan is turning against its military leader. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, file)
Pakistan military ruler President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses a news conference in this Feb 2, 2007, file photo in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. From the dusty streets of Punjab to the priveleged ranks of...   (Associated Press)
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