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Gen Pervez Musharraf has easily won a vote to be re-elected Pakistan's president, even though it is unclear if his candidacy was legal.
His supporters dominate the assemblies, thanks to elections five years ago which were widely condemned as rigged.
Musharraf's many opponents fear he will rig the elections to cling to power. The United States still praises the general and has contributed billions of dollars in military aid. The No. 2 U.S. diplomat, John Negroponte, plans to travel to Pakistan next week for talks with Musharraf.
President Bush began his second term saying democracy topped his foreign policy agenda.