Umno initially wanted Dr Mahathir as PM, says Zahid
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he brought statutory declarations when he met Dr Mahathir Mohamad with the leaders of other Malay parties on February 23. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 31, 2020.
AT the height of Malaysia’s political crisis in late February, Umno had wanted Dr Mahathir Mohamad to ditch his allies in Pakatan Harapan and form a new government. Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno had backed a proposal for Dr Mahathir to remain prime minister of a government that did not include DAP, Amanah and MPs loyal to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
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