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Statement by Senator Barack Obama on the election of Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan

September 06, 2008

Chicago, IL -- "I congratulate Asif Ali Zardari on his election as President of Pakistan. I am glad to hear of his pledge to return this office to its traditional stature, and return to Parliament the powers unconstitutionally appropriated to the presidency. I am also glad to hear of the restoration of several deposed judges, an important step towards the restoration of a truly independent judiciary. I wish Mr. Zardari well, and look forward to working with him to confront the extremists who threaten Pakistan and the United States."

Barack Obama, Statement by Senator Barack Obama on the election of Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/291307

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