ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Sherry Rehman on Saturday described Asif Ali Zardari's election an expression of people's will as he had pursued the constitutional path to become the president.

"It is a victory of political philosophy of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, and now the government would focus its energies to strengthen the democratic institutions of the country and the resolution of people's problems," she said while talking to news persons outside the Parliament House on Saturday after the announcement of unofficial results of the presidential election.

She said the PPP and its co-chairman had given great sacrifices during the past 11 years and raised the flag of democracy, federation and unity. "Now the possibility of confrontation between parliament and presidency would end as both the prime minister and the president belong to the same party," she added.

When asked about Asif Zardari's resignation as the co-chairman of the PPP, she said the Central Executive Committee and the Federal Council of the party will decide this issue after thorough consultations.

Replying a question regarding the allegations of horse-trading in the presidential election, she said no horse-trading took place during the election process as the PPP had clear majority in the Electoral College.

To a question about the PPP and the PML-N political relations after the presidential election, she said our doors are still open for talks with them. "The federal government is enjoying cordial relations with the provinces and wants to run the affairs with consensus," she added.

She said there was a golden opportunity to create balance of power between the two important pillars of the state and return parliament its powers, which were taken by the presidency during the dictatorial rule.

She said the government believed in parliament's supremacy and would take all decisions through parliament. "We will resolve issues through discussions and debate and would not take hasty decisions to ensure superiority of parliament," she added.