Malaysia’s Embattled Leader Urges Allies to Stand Together
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Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin called on members of the ruling coalition to strengthen cooperation ahead of a general election he intends to hold once the virus pandemic subsides.
The premier acknowledged the tense ties between his Bersatu party and rival turned key ally United Malays National Organization, which controls the most parliament seats in his coalition. Steps must be taken to ensure that candidates from parties within the alliance don’t compete against each other in the same constituencies in the next polls, he said in a speech at Bersatu’s annual general meeting on Saturday.