Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday was elected as Pakistan's 14th President for the second time, Times of India reported.
Zardari is co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which recently tied up with Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to form the national government.
Asif Ali Zardari, 68, was the joint candidate of the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz while his rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, 75, was the candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
He received 255 votes while his opponent got 119, Pakistani media reported.
As per the provision of the Pakistani Constitution, the electoral college of the newly elected members of the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies elected Zardari.
A businessman-turned-politician, Zardari is the husband of slain Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Zardari would replace the incumbent Dr Arif Alvi, whose five-year term ended last year.
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