Two leading parties announce separate coalition plans to help secure a majority needed after Pakistan’s contested polls.
![PTI has announced it will not enter into any coalition with PMLN, PPP and MQM to form government after the February 8 election. [Sohail Shahzad/EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/12022455-1707836034.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Discrepancies with early election results in some districts are causing concern and confusion a day after the vote.
Pakistan’s struggling democracy faces serial crises — political, economic, on the security front, and of legitimacy.
Even with Pakistan’s chequered electoral history, some analysts believe the coming vote might be the most unfree yet.
![Pakistan is set to hold its general election on February 8. [Shahzaib Akber/EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11922882-1704984623.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
