The widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was elected to be the next president

On 6 September 2008 Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated in December 2007, was elected to be the next president of Pakistan. Zardari won 481 votes, well above the 352 needed to secure the presidency. Zardari has been surrounded by controversy in the lead-up to his election. Opposition parties accuse him of being pro-Western and supporting the U.S.-led war on terror. In addition, in the years leading up to his election, Zardari was accused of corruption, allegations that never resulted in convictions.