KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned Monday in a move analysts said appeared to be an effort to form a new coalition and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.
The shock move followed weekend political drama that saw an attempt by Anwar's rivals within his own "Pact of Hope" coalition — which stormed to a historic election victory in 2018 — and opposition politicians to form a new government.
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