Malaysia: Only Pakatan presidential council can decide on PM, says Dr Mahathir

• DR Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that only the Pakatan Harapan presidential council will determine his position as prime minister.
• Dr Mahathir said the suggestion by opposition members of parliament that he remains prime minister until the next general election was only their opinion.
• But Dr Mahathir said he could not set a specific time frame for the transition of the country’s leadership.
• “I promise I won’t stay too long, but I think based on my past experience I can try to correct all the wrongdoings of (former prime minister) Datuk Seri Najib (Razak). When I am satisfied, I will not continue (as prime minister) but I cannot give the specific time as the country is in a really big trouble that we cannot easily solve.”
• Economic issues should be the topmost agenda at Pakatan Harapan presidential council meetings, according to Anwar Ibrahim.

The others were Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was PKR president at the time, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

• The PKR president’s statement follows proposals for the council, which is the ruling pact’s highest decision-making body, to discuss the prime minister succession plan.
• “The presidential council can discuss it, but we need to focus on the economy and let our prime minister lead the administration effectively,” he told reporters in Gombak.
• “For the time being, let (Prime Minister) Dr Mahathir (Mohamad) continue with his work.”
• On 26 Oct 19, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said the transition of power from Dr Mahathir Mohamad is unavoidable but needs to be studied.
• “I think it can’t be avoided. When the time comes, the transition of power will happen. The matter that arises is when, who… so I say let us study the matter. There are Pakatan Harapan leaders, it is best the matter is discussed.”
• Muhyiddin, who is also home minister, was among four leaders who signed the agreement on the power transition before the 14th general election.
• The others were Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was PKR president at the time, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.
• As for a transition date, Muhyiddin said he could not recall whether a specific date had been set in the agreement.

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