Muhyiddin: I never wanted to be PM, only did so because Dr M failed to command majority
Monday, 02 Mar 2020 09:33 PM MYTTan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin shows his PMO pass on his first day in office as prime minister at Perdana Putra March 2, 2020. — Bernama pic
GEORGE TOWN, March 2 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said today that he never wanted to become the country’s prime minister, but had only made the decision to offer himself for the position for the sake of the country. In a special televised address, the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president said his party had initially nominated former chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, but the Langkawi MP and also PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had both failed to command the majority of the Dewan Rakyat.
“I had to step up to save the situation when both candidates for the prime minister post failed to get majority support from the MPs,” he said in his first address to the nation following his swearing-in.
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