People might disagree with some of Mahathir's policies, but his political course is not directed by Washington’s agenda. FMTNews Muslim MahathirMohamad
In a surprise move on February 24, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suddenly announced his resignation leading to speculation about what would happen in Malaysia now.Thus, under Malaysia’s constitution the king has to either ask a political leader to form another government or call for snap elections.
Mahathir also resigned as head of his political party, the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, thus becoming “interim prime minister” without obligation to any political party.He could rationalise his current moves in terms of needing more authority and power to steer the much-needed economic and political reforms without being held back by party politics in implementing his vision.
According to globalresearch.ca, NED “openly documented its financial and political support for the group on its official website… Ibrahim himself has maintained close ties to Washington and Wall Street. Not only has his Bersih movement been fully backed by NED and its subsidiaries, but he himself was literally in Washington DC in person, attending various NED functions.
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