Malaysian factions manoeuvre as king tries to end turmoilAnwar Ibrahim arrives at the National Palace to meet Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Mahathir, the most important figure in Malaysian politics for decades, resigned on Monday but was immediately named by the king as interim prime minister with full powers. Those in the meetings said they were asked to name their favoured prime minister or whether they wanted fresh elections. As well as the volatile personal relationships, politics in Malaysia is shaped by a tangle of ethnic and religious interests. The four parties said they had told the king they wanted a new election instead.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2020 04:30 UTC