Malaysia: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Named PM
The king of Malaysia had approved opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.
KOMPAS.com \- The king of Malaysia had approved opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, according to a statement from Malaysia's royal palace on Thursday, Nov. 24. The appointment, the highlight of a roller-coaster political career, brings to an end five days of unprecedented post-election confusion after the polls delivered no obvious winner. What we know so far Running on an anti-corruption platform, Anwar's Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) coalition garnered the most seats, 82. However, that was well short of the required 112-seat majority. Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassi...