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View all search resultsMahathir-Mohamad
SE Asia 5 years ago
Mahathir says opposition lacks votes to oust Muhyiddin
Mahathir abruptly resigned last month amid bickering within the Pakatan Harapn coalition, leading to the collapse of the reformist government less than two years after a stunning election win against a bloc that had ruled Malaysia for about six decades. Muhyiddin, who has long served at his side, emerged as the new premier backed by a bloc including key political parties that lost power in 2018 -- a move Mahathir called a betrayal.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Malaysia: Authoritarian again?
Just recently we witnessed a change of government in Malaysia. It did not happen through elections but because a relatively small group of parliament members crossed the floor from the government camp to the opposition camp so that the latter had a majority in the Dewan Rakyat, the national parliament of Malaysia.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Malaysian machinations: How Southeast Asia's veteran leader lost the plot
The political machinations that led to Mahathir's resignation were started several months ago with his knowledge, the aim being to block his former deputy and rival-turned-ally Anwar Ibrahim from taking power, more than a dozen sources told Reuters.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Malaysian turmoil takes new twist as Mahathir and Anwar ally again
Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad will stand for the premiership on behalf of the former ruling coalition, the interim prime minister said on Saturday, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country into turmoil.
