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  • Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Election results: Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election (if any)
  • Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Note: This entry includes several subfields. Chief of state includes the name and title of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government. Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government. Cabinet includes the official name for this body of high-ranking advisers and the method for selection of members. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election.
STAT Austria Pakistan HISTORY
A note <a href=/cat/Government>government</a> coalition - OeVP and FPOe following a <a href=/cat/Military>military</a> takeover on 12 October 1999, Chief of <a href=/kp/Army>Army</a> Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Pervez MUSHARRAF, suspended Pakistan's <a href=/graph-T/gov_con>constitution</a> and assumed the additional title of Chief Executive; exercising the powers of the head of the <a href=/cat/Government>government</a>, he appointed an eight-member <a href=/encyclopedia/United-States-National-Security-Council><a href=/encyclopedia/United-States-National-Security-Council>National Security Council</a></a> to function as Pakistan's supreme governing body; on 12 May 2000, Pakistan's <a href=/kp/Supreme+Court><a href=/encyclopedia/Supreme-Court-of-the-United-States>Supreme Court</a></a> unanimously validated the October 1999 <a href=/encyclopedia/coup-d'état><a href=/encyclopedia/coup-d'état>coup</a></a> and granted MUSHARRAF executive and legislative authority for three years from the <a href=/encyclopedia/coup-d'état><a href=/encyclopedia/coup-d'état>coup</a></a> date; on 20 June 2001, MUSHARRAF named himself as <a href=/kp/president>president</a> and was sworn in, replacing Mohammad Rafiq TARAR; in a referendum held on 30 April 2002, MUSHARRAF's presidency was extended by five more years
Cabinet Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister
Chief of state President Heinz FISCHER (SPOe) (since 8 July 2004) President Mamnoon HUSSAIN (since 9 September 2013)
Election results Heinz FISCHER reelected president; percent of vote - Heinz FISCHER 79.33%, Barbara ROSENKRANZ 15.24%, Rudolf GEHRING 5.43% Mamnoon HUSSAIN elected president; Mamnoon HUSSAIN 432 votes, Wajihuddin AHMED 77 votes
Elections president elected for a six-year term (eligible for a second term) by direct popular vote and formally sworn into office before the Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung; presidential election last held on 25 April 2010 (next to be held on 25 April 2016); chancellor formally chosen by the president but determined by the coalition parties forming a parliamentary majority; vice chancellor chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor president elected by secret ballot through an Electoral College comprising the members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a five-year term; election last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister selected by the National Assembly
Head of government Chancellor Werner FAYMANN (SPOe) (since 2 December 2008); Vice Chancellor Michael SPINDELEGGER (OeVP) (since 21 April 2011) Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF (since 5 June 2013)
Note government coalition - SPOe and OeVP following an October 1999 military coup, General Pervez MUSHARRAF suspended Pakistan's constitution and assumed the additional title of Chief Executive; in May 2000, Pakistan's Supreme Court validated the 1999 coup and granted MUSHARRAF executive and legislative authority for three years following the coup; in June 2001, MUSHARRAF named himself president, replacing Mohammad Rafiq TARAR; an April 2002 referendum extended MUSHARRAF's presidency by five years; on 6 October 2007, MUSHARRAF was reelected President of Pakistan, although the Supreme Court was reviewing a challenge to his eligibility to serve another term; MUSHARRAF declared emergency rule from 3 November to 15 December, during which time he replaced several Supreme Court Justices; the reconstituted court upheld his presidency on 22 November 2007

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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