Pakistan elections 2013: will policy win over patrimony?

On OpenDemocracy, DIIS researcher Mona Kanwal Sheikh shares her perspective on the May 2013 general elections in Pakistan:

“The real reason for celebration is not that Pakistan has had a potentially corrupt, but highly resilient government that managed to stay glued to their chairs for five years without the military interfering. Far more important is whether this election can bring a change in political culture in its wake.”