Timeline for Dr M to step down should be resolved amicably - Anwar
KIMANIS POLLS | PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said the transition of power should be discussed and resolved amicably in Pakatan Harapan or between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and him.
KIMANIS POLLS | PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said the transition of power should be discussed and resolved amicably in Pakatan Harapan or between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and him.
Anwar said he would not agree if the timeline of the transition was arranged in a disorderly and less peaceful manner.
"As I had said before, it should be arranged properly as Mahathir is experienced and contributed a lot," he told the media when campaigning for Warisan candidate Karim Bujang at Kampung Pimping in Kimanis today.
"This is his volution so it should not be interpreted negatively in any way," he said.
He was responding to Mahathir's comment who had said he was prepared to relinquish his post with immediate effect should the Harapan presidential council demand it.
Several PKR lawmakers have proposed that Mahathir hand over the baton to Anwar in May this year.
Anwar, however, decline to set a timeline for Mahathir to step down.
Previously, the prime minister said he would honour his promise to step aside for the PKR president but not before the Apec summit, which Malaysia is scheduled to host in November.
Last night, Subang MP Wong Chen, along with fellow backbenchers Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Setiawangsa), William Leong (Selayang) and Chang Lih Kang (Tanjong Malim), held a public forum that called for an earlier power transition.
Among the reasons given were to boost investor confidence in the Malaysian economy and to allow Anwar more time to implement reforms promised by Harapan.
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