Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission, announced that all political parties have agreed to change the presidential election process. However, he also stated that the exact method for electing the president has not yet been finalized.
Ali Riaz made these remarks on Thursday (June 18) afternoon, following a dialogue between the National Consensus Commission and political parties at the Foreign Service Academy.
"During discussions on the presidential election process, it became clear that every political party reminded us that it involves a bicameral parliament," he said. "We discussed a bicameral parliament in the context of how the president will be elected and how the upper house will function. All political parties have agreed on amending Article 48 (1) of the constitution, which outlines the provisions for presidential elections. We will discuss the details of the changes, amendments, and reforms later."
He added, "Despite varying opinions in our discussions, the dialogue is proceeding very amicably. Everyone is offering their views. Today, we all agreed that the current method of presidential election needs to be changed."
Regarding the Prime Minister's tenure, Ali Riaz said, "There was a discussion that the same individual should not serve as Prime Minister for more than two terms. Several parties suggested considering a limit of two terms for the same person as Prime Minister. Other proposals also emerged."
He concluded, "We will continue these discussions and resume them next Sunday at 10:30 AM. We hope to first discuss the unresolved issues from this week."
