18 MPs from PAS, six from Umno want Dr M to be full-term PM


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): All 18 PAS MPs and six of the Umno MPs have expressed support for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to remain prime minister for the full electoral term of five years.

Their expression of support comes in the wake of a report that PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali wants Dr Mahathir to be given the mandate until the next general election, due in 2023.

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