Election Commission Weighs Giving Sunni Council Extra Seats, Potentially Delaying New Assembly
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The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which now represents independent candidates allied with PTI, may get a share of reserved seats in assemblies based on past Election Commission of Pakistan precedent.
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The Election Commission is meeting to decide on allocating 78 reserved national and provincial assembly seats to the SIC.
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These extra seats would swell the SIC's ranks in the National Assembly to 104 members.
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There is precedent of parties getting reserved seats despite missing deadlines to submit candidate lists.
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If SIC gets reserved seats, it may delay the inaugural National Assembly session and is seen as a "bone of contention".