According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the election of a new President will take place on Sep 6. Direct elections would have been far better, the imperfect indirect process really does not really reflect the combined will of the people. Both in the Presidential form of government where the Office is all-powerful or the Parliamentary system where he (or she) is a figurehead, attributes and behavior of the symbol of the Federation is critical for its health. The person has to be non-controversial, someone of national stature commanding respect among the peoples of all the Provinces. The Head of State should preferably be a non-Party person, from a small Party and/or not a Party-activist, belonging preferably to one of the smaller Provinces, ie. NWFP or Balochistan!
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