Malaysia's king accepts Mahathir Mohamad's resignation but re-appoints him as interim prime minister
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a meeting of political and civil leaders looking to change the government in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. March 27, 2016.
Minutes before Mahathir tendered his resignation to the palace, Bersatu said it would leave the four-party Alliance of Hope and support Mahathir as prime minister. Mohamad Zuki said the king also decided Mahathir should continue as interim leader until a new prime minister is chosen and a new Cabinet formed.
“His name was used, by those within my party and outside,” Anwar told reporters. Mahathir “reiterated to me what he had said earlier, that he played no part in it and he made it very clear, that in no way will he ever work with those associated with the past regime.”Anwar was Mahathir's deputy during Mahathir's first stint as prime minister but they fell out politically.
The political drama came just two days after all of the parties in the now-crumbling alliance agreed that Mahathir alone should decide when he would step down from his turn at power-sharing after Malaysia hosts an Asia-Pacific regional meeting in November.
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