Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Shockingly Resigns
February 24, 2020
12:42 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the worldβs oldest, has submitted a letter of resignation to the countryβs king, his office said on Monday, leaving the government in limbo amid talk of forming a new governing coalition.
The fate of Malaysiaβs ruling coalition had been in doubt after weekend talks between some of its members and opposition groups on forming a new government that would exclude Mahathirβs anointed successor Anwar Ibrahim.
The pair had joined forces to win the 2018 election and oust the long-running United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), in an alliance based on a promise that Mahathir would cede …
