Former Prime Minister Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N Party was the big winner in the election and appears set to form the next government.

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According to the country's election commission, PML-N was confirmed as the winner in 123 constituencies out of the 272, former ruling Pakistan People's Party in 37 and Mr. Khan's PTI in 26.

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According to the country's election commission, PML-N was confirmed as the winner in 116 constituencies out of the 235 where the vote count ended, former ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in 27 and Mr. Khan's PTI in 26.

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The Asian Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Karp said the second biggest winner in India was "unusual grassroots politician" N.

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The principal obstacle is Bart De Wever, leader of the Flemish nationalist party N-VA, who surprised all by becoming the biggest winner of the 2010 election.

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But there is no reason a small team, appointed by the U.N. and Jakarta and led by 1996 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, should not be allowed to attend as observers.

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This year's winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, brings a bit of technological nirvana to the sleepy town of Troy, N.

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