Najib Vows `We Will Continue' as Malaysian Critics Team Up
- Former premier Mahathir leads opposition group to topple Najib
- Najib facing biggest crisis since coming to power in 2009
Najib Razak.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his government has the mandate and the majority to rule, brushing aside increased efforts by his critics to remove him from office.
The government’s focus is on economic development, and the level of confidence people have in the administration will become clear at the next polls, Najib told reporters in Johor state on Sunday. An election is due by 2018 after the ruling coalition won in 2013 with its slimmest margin yet.