KUALA LAMPUR – Mahatir Muhammad And Malaysia’s Politics. The political crisis in Malaysia is coming to an end. Just a day after tendering his resignation, Mahatir Mohammad, on Tuesday, has returned as Malaysia’s interim prime minister.
According to details, the government coalition of Mahatir Mohammad and Anwar Ibrahim has collapsed. The world’s oldest government leader, resigned on Monday. He then returned as interim PM after agreeing to the King‘s request stay on until a successor is named.
However, the king, on Monday evening accepted Mohamad’s resignation before appointing him as interim prime minister. Mahatir Muhammad And Malaysia’s Politics.
The fate of the ruling coalition was in doubt for some time. There were talks between Mahathir’s party and other groups on forming a new government without Anwar Ibrahim. Following the meeting, Anwar accused Mahathir ‘s party and ‘traitors’ from his own party of plotting a change in the ruling coalition that would exclude him from taking power.
Mahathir had named Ibrahim as his successor. This was when the rivals partnered in an unlikely alliance that won elections in 2018.