Party Picks Bhutto Widower for Pakistan President

Via NYTimes -

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The senior party in Pakistan’s governing coalition on Friday nominated Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as its candidate in elections for president, now set for Sept. 6.

The Election Commission on Friday set Sept. 6 as the date lawmakers will elect a new president, after the resignation earlier this week of President Pervez Musharraf.

Hours later, members of the Pakistan Peoples Party said that Mr. Zardari, 53, who is a leader of the party, would be their candidate.