In Pakistan's general election, where vote counting is currently underway, opposition candidates led by former Prime Minister Khan, a former cricket star who has been detained on corruption charges, are leading in seats, and local media are predicting that It is said that it is superior to the.
Furthermore, just after 11:30 p.m. local time on the 9th, the opposition party ``Justice Movement'' released a 1 minute and 30 second message video from former Prime Minister Khan, said to have been created using AI, on social media and declared victory.
In Pakistan's general election, former Prime Minister Khan, a former cricket star and leader of the opposition party Justice Movement, who is popular among young people, will be unable to run after being found guilty of corruption charges, and party candidates will also be independents. The race was held on the 8th, despite being forced to run for office.
During the election campaign, attention was focused on whether the ruling Muslim League Sharif faction, led by former Prime Minister Sharif, who is said to have good relations with the military, would regain control of the government.
However, according to the Election Commission, voting had been counted in 236 of the 266 constituencies as of 10:30 p.m. local time on the 9th, and 96 seats were held by independents, mainly candidates from the opposition party led by Khan. , ▽ Local media are reporting that the opposition party has a better-than-expected lead, with Sharif's ruling party winning 66 seats.
Experts say that Mr. Khan's conviction just before the election is ``repression'' and that it is due to growing opposition to the ruling party among voters.
Pakistan has continued to experience economic turmoil, including severe inflation and a shortage of foreign currency, since the massive floods of 2017.
It appears that it will be difficult for either party to form a government on their own, and negotiations toward forming a coalition are likely to proceed in the future.
Former Prime Minister Khan declares victory
Just after 11:30 p.m. local time on the 9th, the opposition party Justice Movement, which is said to be in the ascendancy, released a 1 minute and 30 second message video from former Prime Minister Khan, said to have been created by AI, on social media, pleading for victory. I declared.
In the video, footage and audio of Mr. Khan, who has been convicted and detained on charges including corruption, is heard saying, ``I congratulate you on your victory. Messages such as ``I was surprised by this,'' were sent out to claim that they had won the election.
Mr. Khan's campaign has previously released a video message from Mr. Khan that was allegedly created using AI to encourage support for him in the election.