Mahathir Mohamad, interim Prime Minister of Malaysia. Photo: BERNAMA/dpa
Malaysia: snap election if parliament can’t decide Mahathir-Anwar stalemate
- King finds neither interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad nor his on-off rival Anwar Ibrahim commands a distinct majority
- Parliament will be asked to vote next week – and if it fails to break the deadlock an election will be called
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Mahathir Mohamad, interim Prime Minister of Malaysia. Photo: BERNAMA/dpa