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Pakistan General elections of 1977 were held in Pakistan on March 7, 1977 to elect the 200 parliamentarians (for both houses (Senate and National Assembly) for the Parliament of Pakistan.〔Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p673 ISBN 0-19-924958-X〕 The general elections were the second elections held in the history of the country as well as the first after the split of the country. The elections resulted in out-sparked violence, civil disobedience and massive protests held by Avami National Party and her ally Pakistan National Alliance. Whilst negotiations between Bhutto and the Opposition where still going on, The elections invited the confrontation and intervention of Pakistan Armed Forces in national politics which led the ouster and dismissal of ruling prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto which led the end of his government in 1977. (see Operation Fair Play) The elections were also the last partisan elections until the parliamentary elections held in 1988 shortly after the death of President and military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq. Although, the third elections were also held in 1985 but were non-partisan elections which formed the technocratic government led by military-appointed Prime minister Mohammad Junejo but he was dismissed and ousted by then-President and military dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988. Mr Bhutto decided to negotiate matters with the PNA. Negotiations began on June 3 and went through 13 rounds. A little before midnight on July 3 the two sides reached an agreement, leaving a few minor points for Mr Bhutto to consider and accept. During the day on July 4 he decided to accept all of the PNA’s demands. However, even though both parties agreed to hold fresh election, Zia Ul Haq overthrew the government. ==Motives and campaign== The elections were held earlier than originally planned, and were expected to be held in the second half of 1977. However, on January 7, 1977, Bhutto appeared on national television, announcing the elections would be held earlier, and started his political campaign shortly after appearing on national television.〔 On January 10, Election Commissioner of Pakistan Justice Sajjad Ahmad Jan announced the election schedule and declared January 19 and 22 as the last date for receipt of nominations for the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies, respectively.〔 Bhutto responded aggressively, immediately issuing party tickets to his workers. Unlike the 1970 elections, when Pakistan Peoples Party mainly banked on socialistic slogans, this time Bhutto also relied on political heavyweights, issuing tickets to feudal lords and other influential members.〔 Bhutto himself held public meetings all over the country, and to get further support from the common man, he announced labor reforms on January 4, and on January 5, a second set of land reforms.〔 The attendance in the public meetings was amazing in all parts of the country, especially in interior Sindh and Punjab.〔 Bhutto's motives for holding elections earlier was that not to give sufficient time to the opposition in order to make decisions and arrangements for the forthcoming elections.〔 The PNA had became a biggest problem for Pakistan Peoples Party that was targeting peoples party on number of occasions.〔 Throughout the elections, the PNA failed justify their plans for the country but instead targeted peoples' party, concentrating on misdeed, alleged corruptions (although there were no evidences that linked to Bhutto), financial mismanagement, heavy expenditures on administration and disastrous economic policies evidenced by inflation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pakistani general election, 1977」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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