Dr M expects to be sworn in as PM by 5pm today


PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister-in-waiting Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he hopes to be sworn in as Malaysia's seventh Prime Minister by 5pm on Thursday (May 10).

"We want to make it clear that there is an urgency here to form the government today," said Dr Mahathir at a press conference on Thursday.

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