Reviled as "Mr10%" for his alleged profiteering when his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, was prime minister of Pakistan, Asif Zardari was promoted this week by one newspaper to "Mr100%". That referred to the unanimous vote he received in the indirect presidential election on September 6th in the assembly in Sindh, his home province. But it could have meant the formidable powers Mr Zardari now enjoys-greater than any civilian president before him. Never convicted of corruption, Mr Zardari nevertheless spent eight years in prison. His wife was murdered last December. "Democracy", he said after his swearing-in on September 9th, "is the best revenge." He was quoting her.
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