The Queen is dead, long live the King
Posted by VK-Legget on 31 December, 2007
Benazir Bhutto, the opposition leader in Pakistan, has been assasinated. She was shot thrice before a suicide bomber detonated himself.
Pakistan was due to have elections in 2 weeks. The ruling party has mentioned that these may now be postponed.
Her 19-year-old son had been appointed her successor.
He is currently studying abroad, and intends to continue studying abroad, despite his new position.
In his absence, his father (Benazir Bhutto’s ex-husband) will rule the party.
Nice to see a party so desperate for victory appointing someone on their ability, rather than, say, their lifelong experience of being related to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who each and every chair has been related to.
Sorry if I sound cynical, but it’s very hard not to be. Perhaps I could get over the fact that the Bhutto dynasty has complete control over the chair of the PPP, but the fact that their new co-chairman is 19, living abroad, and cannot fluently speak the national language is quite a hurdle, I must admit. The PPP need to win elections. Will this man/boy help them achive these aims? Pakistan, a nuclear power no less, really deserves better.
Hmm… Just trying to think of another nuclear power who’s leader is related to another ex-president. I can’t remember it at the moment, but I’m sure that guys doing well.
Just look at it this way. Who would you rather have had as your leader, Tony Blair… or Mark Thatcher?
An extreme example maybe, but sooner or later you will get a Kim Jong-il throwing a spanner in the workings.
Short post, I know, but I’m leaving early tomorrow to visit my uncle who has stomach cancer.
