A larger-than-expected victory in Saturday's elections made former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Pakistan's next leader, shifting the balance of power away from the military that ousted him in 1999, and from the independent judiciary that removed another prime minister less than a year ago.由于在上周六的大选中获得了超乎预期的胜利，巴基斯坦前总理谢里夫(Nawaz Sharif)将成为该国的下一任领导人，这将使权力的天平偏离1999年罢免了他的军方，以及不到一年前弹劾了另一位总理的独立司法部门。

With 125 of the 269 parliament seats that were contested on Saturday going to Mr. Sharif's PML-N party, and another 31 secured by the independents who usually back the election's winner, the 63-year-old conservative politician should be able form the next government on his own, without the need for alliances with other large parties. 周六，在候选人争夺的269个议会席位中，巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟(PML-N party)获得了125个席位，另外有31个席位被独立候选人获得，这些独立候选人通常支持大选中的获胜者，因此，这位63岁的保守派政治家应该能够独立组建下一届政府，不需要与其他大型政党组成执政联盟。

'Nawaz Sharif will have a strong government, so he can make his own policies,' said Wasim Sajjad, a former interim president of Pakistan who also served as chairman of the country's senate. Associated Press2013年5月11日，谢里夫在拉合尔的一处政党办公室向其支持者挥手。巴基斯坦前临时总统萨贾德(Wasim Sajjad)说，谢里夫将会有一个强大的政府，可以制定自己的政策。萨贾德还曾担任巴基斯坦国民议会议长。

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal after the election, Mr. Sharif also said he was confident he would find an agreement with the U.S. on controversial issues, adding that 'The relationship with the U.S. was quite good when I was in power. I'd like to take this relationship further. We need to strengthen the relationship.' 谢里夫在大选之后接受《华尔街日报》采访时说，他有信心将会在一些争议问题上与美国达成一致，他补充说，我执政时巴基斯坦与美国的关系非常友好。我想让这种关系更进一步。我们需要加强我们两国的关系。

He also offered an olive branch to neighboring Afghanistan, whose President Hamid Karzai has frequently accused Pakistan of sponsoring the Taliban insurgency in his country. 'We need good relations with Afghanistan. We have no intention to take any sides there,' Mr. Sharif said, adding that he would also seek warmer ties with India. 他还向邻国阿富汗伸出了橄榄枝。阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊(Hamid Karzai)经常指责巴基斯坦支持其国内的塔利班叛乱。谢里夫说，我们需要与阿富汗建立良好的关系。我们不打算在阿富汗的问题上袒护任何一方。他补充说，他将寻求与印度建立更亲密的关系。

Saturday's election, with one of the highest turnouts in Pakistani history, at about 60%, despite Taliban threats and attacks, marked a milestone for the world's fifth-largest democracy, where unelected authorities--such as the army and the self-appointed judiciary--have often overruled democratic institutions. Mr. Sharif's government would be the first since the country's establishment in 1947 to succeed, through elections, another elected administration that had served a full term. 尽管面临着来自塔利班(Taliban)的威胁和袭击，周六大选的投票率仍达到了60%左右，在巴基斯坦历史上最高之列。这次大选是这个世界第五大民主国家的一个里程碑。在巴基斯坦，非民选机构──比如军方和独立的司法系统，曾经多次对民主机制施加影响。巴基斯坦1947年建国以来，像谢里夫政府这样，通过选举接替前一个结束完整任期的民选政府的情形尚属首次。

That administration, led by the Pakistan Peoples Party of President Asif Ali Zardari, was punished by the voters for the widespread corruption and economic stagnation of the past five years. The PPP, historically PML-N's main political rival, won in only 32 parliamentary races, mostly in its strongholds of the southern Sindh province. As the final votes were being counted on Sunday, it struggled for second place against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the populist party of former cricket star Imran Khan that garnered 31 seats--but fell far short of unleashing a promised 'tsunami' that would upend Pakistani politics and clean up its graft. 扎尔达里(Asif Ali Zardari)及其巴基斯坦人民党(Pakistan Peoples Party)领导的上一届政府过去五年因为大范围的腐败活动和经济停滞受到了选民的惩罚。巴基斯坦人民党长期以来一直是巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟主要政治对手，在本次大选中只获得了32个议会席位，其中大部分来自其据点──巴基斯坦南部的信德省。周日统计最后投票结果时，巴基斯坦人民党与巴基斯坦正义运动党(Tehreek-e-Insaf)争夺第二大党的位置；后者是由前板球明星伊姆兰汗(Imran Khan)领导的民粹主义政党，获得了31个席位，但未能掀起此前所宣称的将颠覆巴基斯坦政治、肃清腐败的“海啸”。

It is because of these corruption allegations against the PPP that Pakistan's activist Supreme Court repeatedly interfered in the process of governance, dismissing Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani last June. Associated Press周日，伊斯兰堡，谢里夫的支持者庆祝这位前总理赢得大选。由于巴基斯坦人民党受到的腐败指控，独立的巴基斯坦最高法院多次干涉政府执政进程，并于去年六月取消了吉拉尼(Yousuf Raza Gilani)的总理资格。

The Supreme Court's chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and the army chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, are both due to leave office this year--changes that would impact Mr. Sharif's ability to maneuver as he solidifies power. 最高法院的首席法官乔杜里(Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry)和陆军参谋长卡亚尼(Ashfaq Parvez Kayani)都将于今年结束任期，这些变化将会影响谢里夫在巩固政权的过程中实施斡旋的能力。

The Supreme Court's chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and the army chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, are both due to leave office this year--changes that would impact Mr. Sharif's ability to maneuver as he solidifies power. 谢里夫在接受采访时说，他预计这次将与军队有一个平顺的关系。

In the interview, Mr. Sharif said he expected a smooth relationship with the army this time around. 他说，军方没有错，我认为军方不应对穆沙拉夫的所作所为负责，他是以个人身份做的这些事，不应将此归咎于军方。

'There is no problem with the military,' he said. 'I don't think the military is responsible for what Musharraf did--he did it in his personal capacity. The military should not be blamed for this.' 谢里夫在采访中说，他将与美方讨论美国无人机在阿富汗边境的部族地区对与基地组织(al Qaeda)有关的武装分子发动的攻击。使用无人机进行打击在巴基斯坦非常不得人心，白沙瓦市(Peshawar)的一个法院上周下令政府停止攻击，称此举是“战争罪行”。

In the interview, Mr. Sharif said he would discuss with the U.S. American drone strikes against al Qaeda-affiliated militants in the tribal areas on the Afghan border. These drone strikes are highly unpopular in Pakistan, and a court in the city of Peshawar last week ordered the government to stop these attacks, describing them as 'war crimes.' 谢里夫在回答有关无人机作战行动的问题时说，这是巴基斯坦人民感到担忧的问题，我们将需要应对这样的担忧，我对此满怀希望，很有信心。

'These are the concerns that the Pakistani people have,' Mr. Sharif said when asked about the drone operations. 'We'll need to address these concerns. I'm very hopeful and confident about that.' 尽管西方外交人士对谢里夫重掌大权普遍感到放心，但一些分析人士提醒说，不应轻易相信他的保证。在竞选期间，谢里夫没有批评塔利班，反过来，塔利班也没有袭击谢里夫所在党举行的集会活动。

While Western diplomats are generally comfortable with Mr. Sharif's return to power, some analysts cautioned that his assurances shouldn't be taken at face value. On the campaign trail, Mr. Sharif refrained from criticizing the Taliban--and the Taliban, in return, didn't attack his party's rallies. 位于华盛顿的美国战略与国际研究中心(Center for Strategic and International Studies)专家科德斯曼(Anthony Cordesman)说，谢里夫在竞选中故意忽视了巴基斯坦塔利班，巧妙地释放出与美国的合作应该有限的讯息；最初的表现是美巴紧张关系不会缓解，巴基斯坦对美国和阿富汗打击阿富汗塔利班的有限支持会变得更加乏力。

'Sharif ran a campaign that deliberately ignored the Pakistani Taliban, and tacitly has sent the message the cooperation with the U.S. should be limited,' said Anthony Cordesman, an expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. 'The initial indicators are the U.S.-Pakistani tensions won't get better and Pakistan's limited support of U.S. and Afghan efforts to deal with the Afghan Taliban will get worse.' 尽管谢里夫一直表示，他支持与巴基斯坦塔利班进行谈判，但很多巴基斯坦分析人士说，即便展开会谈，也不太可能取得太大进展或迫使巴基斯坦部队终止对武装分子的军事行动。巴基斯坦塔利班的运作独立于阿富汗反叛分子。卡亚尼今年4月在演讲中警告说，针对这一被称为巴基斯坦塔利班运动(Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan)的军事组织的战争应该毫不动摇。

Though Mr. Sharif has indicated he supports negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban, who operate independently of the Afghan insurgents, these talks, if they ever take place, are unlikely to get very far or to force the Pakistani army to end operations against the militants, many Pakistani analysts say. Gen. Kayani warned in a speech in April that there should be no wavering in the war against the militant group, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. 人权观察(Human Rights Watch)主管巴基斯坦事务的哈桑(Ali Dayan Hassan)说，巴基斯坦塔利班运动希望按照他们头脑中的形象重新塑造巴基斯坦或接管政府，但这两项都是巴基斯坦选民无法接受的；所以巴基斯塔塔利班运动与巴基斯坦政府之间不可避免地会重新爆发对抗。

'TTP wants to recraft Pakistan in their image or take over the state, and neither proposition is acceptable for the Pakistani electorate,' said Ali Dayan Hassan, Pakistan director for Human Rights Watch. 'So there will be a return to the inevitable confrontation between the TTP and the Pakistani state.' 尽管如此，巴基斯坦民众普遍对上周六的选举及谢里夫的获胜表示乐观。

Still, there was widespread optimism in Pakistan about Saturday's election, and about Mr. Sharif's victory. 伊斯兰堡智库PILDAT执行董事马赫布卜(Ahmed Bilal Mehboob)说，他无疑将比上届政府做的要好，因为上届政府基本上什么也没做。

'He'll certainly do better than the previous government because the previous government basically did nothing,' said Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, executive director of the PILDAT think tank in Islamabad. 巴基斯坦穆斯林联盟高级副总裁阿齐兹(Sartaj Aziz)说，商界对此很乐观，满怀希望；重振经济是我们的首要任务。他曾在谢里夫领导的两届政府中担任财政部长。

'In the business community, there is optimism, there is big buoyancy,' said Sartaj Aziz, PML-N's senior vice president who served as finance minister in Mr. Sharif's two previous governments. 'Economic revival is our priority No. 1.'