President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated his “good friend” Anwar Ibrahim on his election as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, saying Anwar’s leadership will bring stability to Malaysia. | JMAurelioINQ /PDI
He added: “I am sure this will make Malaysia and the Philippines even closer because we will be in touch with another.”
On his Twitter account, Anwar thanked the President for the call, saying: “As founding fathers of Asean , our two nations have always enjoyed strong cooperation in bilateral, regional and multilateral forums.”Mr. Marcos said the strong partnership between the Philippines and Malaysia was important because of all the problems that the two nations were facing.
Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan won the most seats with 82, while Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional bloc won 73. They need 112—a simple majority— to form a government.ADVERTISEMENT Anwar has time and again been denied the premiership despite getting within striking distance over the years: he was deputy prime minister in the 1990s and the official prime minister in waiting in 2018.
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