Bersatu rejects Dr Mahathir’s resignation as chairman

Diyana Ibrahim Diyana Ibrahim Updated 4 years ago · Published on 25 Feb 2020 12:14AM · 1 Comments

Bersatu supporters seen outside the party headquarters in Petaling Jaya last night. A supreme council member says the party’s MPs will indicate to the Agong their support for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to continue as prime minister. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, February 25, 2020.

THE Bersatu supreme council has rejected Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation as chairman, said Rafiq Naiza Mohidden.

The supreme council member said the party wants Dr Mahathir to continue leading the country, and take Bersatu to a higher level.

“The supreme council has rejected his resignation. We want him to continue leading the party,” he told reporters after a meeting at the party headquarters in Petaling Jaya last night.

He said Bersatu’s MPs will indicate their support for Dr Mahathir to continue as prime minister when they meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

The party has 26 parliamentarians, including Dr Mahathir.

The 94-year-old statesman quit as prime minister this afternoon. About two hours later, he announced his resignation as Bersatu chairman.

He remains a member of the party, which he founded shortly before the 2018 general election. – February 25, 2020.

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