Coalition charts Pakistan's future

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) - Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition were meeting Tuesday to discuss who will replace President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned Monday.

They also were to talk about how to restore dozens of judges he fired last year.

Under Pakistan's constitution, parliament has to elect a new president within 30 days. The nominee will need a majority vote of both houses of parliament as well as Pakistan's four provincial assemblies.

For now, Mohammedmian Soomro, chairman of the senate, is acting as Pakistan's caretaker president, but he is not expected to retain the position. Many within the ruling coalition see him as a Musharraf loyalist, analysts say.

Unless the two major parties in the ruling coalition can reach a consensus soon - particularly on the issue of the judges - a stalemate in the already fragile coalition could trigger another political crisis, analysts said.