No government had completed its term for a decade.
"I just want to put true democracy on track," he says.If the elections take place as planned, it would be Pakistan's first transition from one elected government, which had completed its term, to another.
It is historic because it will mark the first time that a democratic government in a country prone to military coups has completed its five-year term, to be succeeded (almost certainly) by another elected government.
The government led by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has completed its full five-year term in office - a first for a civilian government in Pakistan's 66-year history.
Mr. Zardari's supporters, and many analysts, say the court appears bent on toppling the government, just nine months before it is due to hold elections — a landmark that, if reached, would represent the first time a Pakistani government had completed its five-year term.
No civilian government has ever completed its term in office.
Mr. Connor has completed his term.
"There can be no doubt at all that when Jacques Chirac has completed his term in office, at some time or other -- by some manner or another -- he will face judicial proceedings," said François Hollande, a Socialist leader.
The diplomat said that next spring, when Mr. Obiang will have completed his term as the head of the African Union, it should be easier to get African support to withdraw the prize.
