[ad_1]
ILLUSTRATION. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. REUTERS / Lim Huey Teng
Source: The star | Editor: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie
KONTAN.CO.ID – PETALING JAYA. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he would “wait and see” what would happen to the claims mentioned by Anwar Ibrahim. Earlier, Malaysian media reported that Anwar claimed that he had majority support to form the next government.
Launching The star, Speaking ahead of Anwar’s press conference on Wednesday (9/23/2020) live via Zoom at the Nutanix Asean CIO Virtual Summit, Mahathir said this was not the first time that Anwar had claimed majority support from Parliament. .
“We will have to wait to see if this is another episode of unsubstantiated claims,” Mahathir said. The star.
At a press conference on Wednesday (9/23), Anwar admitted that he had support to form the next government, but did not reveal the number.
Read also: Mahathir published a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Anwar also said that he should have met with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Tuesday (September 22), but it was postponed because the King was being treated at the National Heart Institute.
However, Anwar said he prayed for the king to recover soon, which was discussed in a telephone conversation Tuesday night.
Read also: Mahathir: If you want your honor back, choose the fighting party!
“With clear and irrefutable support and a majority behind me, the government led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has collapsed,” he explained.
He also added, “I will meet with Yang di-Pertuan Agong when he recovers and provide more information to the public about what happened next.”
