Malaysia’s Embattled PM Stays On, Buys Time to Prove Majority
- Muhyiddin says will face confidence vote in September
- King was informed PM has letters proving his majority support
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said his government has the numbers needed for him to remain premier and there is no reason for him to offer to resign.
His comments Wednesday followed a meeting with the nation’s monarch and after the largest political party in the country’s ruling coalition retracted support for the embattled premier’s government.