Mahathir Gathers Support for Premier as King Queries Leaders
- Pakatan Harapan coalition fully supports Mahathir as premier
- King holds second round of talks with leaders to break impasse
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Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad won the backing of the coalition he abandoned earlier this week in a bid to regain the premiership, while the nation’s monarch surveyed party leaders to determine who should be the next prime minister.
In the latest twist to the country’s political deadlock, Mahathir declared he still had enough backing to become prime minister. The Pakatan Harapan alliance shifted their support to him from their leader Anwar Ibrahim, who signaled his approval of the on-again, off-again relationship by tweeting “it’s time to do the right thing.”