Pakistan Opposition PPP to Boycott Presidential Election

Pakistan's main opposition party, the PPP, says it will boycott the July 30,2013 presidential elections because it has not been given enough time to campaign. 

The Supreme Court had brought the vote forward from August 6,2013 to July 30,2013

Members of the Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies will elect the new president.

Twenty-four candidates filed their nomination for the election. Mamnoon Hussain is the candidate for the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N).The PML-N has a majority in the National Assembly and in Punjab provincial assembly

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the second largest opposition party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, said they would contest the election despite reservations over the change of schedule.Retired Supreme Court judge Wajihuddin Ahmed is the PTI's candidate for president.