By Alex Rodriguez
Los Angeles Times12 May 2013
Islamabad - Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and
voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first
democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for a potential return to power.
The elections change Pakistan's political landscape and probably will
sideline the Pakistan People's Party, which has ruled the country for
five years. But the results are not expected to lead to any major shift
in U.S.-Pakistan relations because the country's powerful military still
holds sway over crucial issues such as Pakistan's role in peace talks
with insurgents in Afghanistan and the country's relationship with its
nuclear archrival, India.
Nevertheless, the elections carried heavy symbolic value, bringing
the first democratic transition of one civilian government to another.
Through coups and political ousters, the country's powerful military has
ruled for more than half of Pakistan's 65-year existence.
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