The monarch rejected Mahathir’s plan to convene parliament to vote on the next prime minister as no candidate has emerged with enough support
Kuala Lumpur — On Friday,
Old foes Mahathir and Anwar Ibrahim are locked in a power struggle sparked by the elderly leader’s resignation and their ruling coalition’s collapse, following a failed bid to push out leader-in-waiting Anwar. The monarch met all the country’s MPs this week to work out who they back for premier, but no candidate has emerged with enough support. A candidate must have support of at least 112 MPs.
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