Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted Sunday after he lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, with a new leader to be selected Monday.
The no-confidence motion was submitted last month by opposition parties accusing Khan of economic mismanagement. Although Khan dissolved the lower house on April 3 in an attempt to avoid a vote, the Supreme Court dismissed the move and ordered deliberation on the motion to resume.
The no-confidence motion against Khan was approved with 174 votes in favor in the 342-member lower house after more than 20 of his party's legislators defected to join the opposition camp and all of his major allied parties withdrew support.
Khan, who had nearly a year and a half left of his five-year term, became the first prime minister to be removed through a no-confidence vote in Pakistan's history. No prime minister has ever completed a full term in the country.
Khan accused the opposition of working with the United States for his removal. The United States has denied the allegation.
Opposition parties have nominated the Pakistan Muslim League's Shahbaz Sharif as their candidate to be next prime minister.
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