Pakistan has entered a period of political limbo, caught between Gen. Pervez Musharraf's presidential election win and a future Supreme Court ruling on whether he was even eligible to run.
Musharraf scored an overwhelming victory Saturday in a vote by lawmakers that was boycotted by much of the opposition in protest against the U.S.-allied military leader.
The country must wait at least 10 days for the Supreme Court to either confirm the result or disqualify Musharraf, because he ran for re-election while retaining his position as army chief, which the constitution prohibits.
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