Najib Tells Detractors to Back Off as Mahathir Seeks Ouster Vote
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said no one should try to interfere with or hijack his leadership as former premier Mahathir Mohamad called for a vote of no confidence against him.
Najib said on Facebook on Friday it was up to the people who elected him “to give and to take away” his mandate and the right doesn’t fall to any “individual, however eminent.” On his blog Thursday, Mahathir said Malaysians were worried and angry, and alleged abuse of power and corruption by Najib’s administration.