Mahathir off to Istana as unity govt looks set to trump partisan blocs

A Special Correspondent

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February 27, 2020 9:45 AM

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Dr Mahathir Mohamad looks set to make history even after the collapse of the coalition he led.

KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Mahathir Mohamad is heading to Istana Negara, a day after his rare speech on national television in which he apologised for his resignation earlier this week that led to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government.

An aide in the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that Mahathir would be having an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at 11am today.

A well informed source said the 94-year-old, two-time prime minister and now the interim leader in the middle of an unprecedented power vacuum, has the majority needed, this time made of “friends old and new, and foes old and new”.

“That he has the numbers is a foregone conclusion,” the source told FMT under condition of strict anonymity.