(Bloomberg) -- Four months of street protests have
eroded Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's popular support,
threatening his plans to get re-elected while keeping control of
the military, the key to his power.
A constitutional amendment allowing the army chief of staff
to also hold the presidency expires at the end of this year. The
Pakistani leader, whose presidential term through an indirect
election ends Nov. 15, is facing U.S. calls for a loosening of
one-man rule, as well as the protesters' demands for a full
restoration of democracy.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
eroded Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's popular support,
threatening his plans to get re-elected while keeping control of
the military, the key to his power.
A constitutional amendment allowing the army chief of staff
to also hold the presidency expires at the end of this year. The
Pakistani leader, whose presidential term through an indirect
election ends Nov. 15, is facing U.S. calls for a loosening of
one-man rule, as well as the protesters' demands for a full
restoration of democracy.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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