Bhutto's Party Vows to Remove Musharraf

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Source: AP

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Friday it would try to remove President Pervez Musharraf if it wins next week's parliamentary elections.

Although Musharraf is not up for re-election, he could face impeachment if the opposition wins a commanding majority in the legislature.

"The ouster of Musharraf will put Pakistan back on the track of real democracy," Babar Awan, a member of the central executive council of the Pakistan People's Party, told The Associated Press.

Recent opinion surveys ahead of Monday's balloting show the party running well ahead of Musharraf supporters.

"We will win if the elections are not massively rigged," Awan said.

Awan's comments came a day after Musharraf warned his opponents not to immediately claim fraud and stage demonstrations after the vote.

Another opposition party, headed by ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, rejected Musharraf's warning, saying it would stage nationwide protests if it believes the election was manipulated.

"We know Musharraf wants to rig the elections," said Sadiq ul-Farooq, a senior member of Sharif's party. "If he did it, we will force him to quit through street protests."

Opposition politicians fear the results will be manipulated in hopes of assuring the ruling party enough seats to block any impeachment.

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It looks like the People's Party is going to try to remove Mushy one way or the other.