Dr M: My two-year stint as PM is only a suggestion and could be longer


A file picture of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after a Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting at Yayasan Selangor on June 1, 2018. – Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is supposed to relinquish the premiership to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in two years' time, but the veteran statesman says his stint could be extended beyond that.

Dr Mahathir acknowledged that two years was the initial decision, but this was not set in stone.

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