Nearly 46 mn young voters hold key to Pak elections
25 May 2018 4:04 PM GMT
Islamabad: Nearly 46 million young voters out of the 105 million eligible for voting in Pakistan will play a key role in determining the next government when the general election is expected to be held in July.
The current government led by the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will complete its tenure on May 31 post which a caretaker government will oversee the election which is proposed to be held between July 25 and 27.
A total of 59.2 million males and 46.7 million females constitute the electoral roll across the six provinces Pakistan, which has a population of over 200 million, according to data on the website of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
A triangular contest between the governing PML-N led by prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan's PTI and former president Asif Ali Zardari's PPP is on the cards.
But poll analysts believe that this time it would be the young blood coupled with the power of social media who would play a pivotal role in deciding the future regime of the world's sixth most populous country.
A huge number of young voters - a majority of whom use social media - could not only influence the electorate using propaganda tools on online platforms, but also alter the electoral scene in several constituencies if they turn out in large numbers on the election day, the Dawn newspaper quoted analysts as saying.
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