hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan prime minister mahathir mohamad has long been seen as a monster of malaysian politics his shock resignation on monday has triggered speculation over what he may be planning he's been resisting pressure to set a deadline to and over power to his name successor abraham they put aside the decades long rivalry and 28 team and that partnership brought mahathir back into power under the deal to promise to hand over the top job to abraham now the ruling government has collapsed and political parties are rushing to forge alliances to form a new one so we'll come back to power through a different political partnership that's what we're going to be discussing shortly but 1st i was there as florence louis reports from kuala lumpur. mahathir mohamad in his capacity as the country's interim prime minister met with party leaders from across the political divide on tuesday now reports say he is proposing to lead a unity government one that would see politicians from rival parties working together to form the next government but that idea has been rejec

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as leader if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition form a coalition partner and what abraham says 3 parties of nominated him as prime minister egypt's president bill fattah el-sisi has just arrived at the military funeral for the former leader hosni mubarak he died on tuesday at the age of $91.00 the government's announced 3 days of national mourning following the announcement of his death up next here with inside story i will see you very soon for the moment about. malaysia's power struggle bottom habits something the resignation has thrown the country into uncertainty but what's motivated this just 2 years after a surprise comeback of what is a tell us about politics in malaysia this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan and prime minister mahathir mohamad has long been seen as a monster of the lazy in politics his shock resignation on monday has triggered speculation over what he may be planning he's been resisting p

mahathir mohamad is dead set against mr anwarfrom mahathir mohamad is dead set against mr anwar fromittle bit anxious to ta ke is perhaps a little bit anxious to take over as soon as possible. that is why you see the sort of, in a sense, i would described it as a type of coup. not a traditional coup d'etat, but a effort to unseat mahathir mohamad. thousands of fans have attended a memorial in los angeles for kobe bryant. the legendary us basketball player died in a helicopter crash last month, along with his 13—year—old daughter gianna, and seven others. the service was held at the staples arena, where kobe bryant played for the la lakers. beyonce performed with a choir, and wore a gold suit, the colour of the los angeles lakers, bryant's team for two decades. among the speakers was kobe's wife vanessa who spoke of losing two of the people most dear to her. god knew they couldn't be on the earth without each other. he had to ring them home to have them together. —— bring them home. you take care of our gigi. 0ur correspondent, david willis was at the memorial service in la. 0nly mome

well we learnt that mahathir mohamad submitted his letter of resignation to the king of malaysia as about 1 pm local time this afternoon now it's not yet known whether the king has accepted the resignation but according to constitutional experts because the king's role is largely a ceremonial role he will have to then what happens next is also a little bit unclear the king has to appoint someone who commands the majority or confidence of parliament so then it becomes a numbers game but we also have the information now that mahathir is the party has left the ruling coalition and the rumors are that this party is going to team up with other parties to form and not the coalition so they could still come on the majority in parliament and they could still very much be in power now and so that's the state of politics in malaysia at the moment but the background information of this as well is that you know these this is something that. political watchers in malaysia have been speculating about that there is a plan to prevent on y. brought him from becoming the next prime minister now there was a

when mahathir was prime minister for the 1st of his spells as leader both were members of the united malays national organization or i'm no the party in power since what was then malaya gained independence from the british in 1957 but they fell out and was sacked then jailed for corruption and suddenly he described the charges as trumped up after his release anwar rose to become leader of the opposition and struck up an alliance with the hot day just before the last general election in 2018 to defeat a mill the ruling coalition agreed that mahathir would hand of a power to anwar by may this year 94 year old mahathir the world's oldest prime minister hasn't given a reason for his resignation but analysts say they don't see eye to eye on a number of issues including a decade's old policy to grant preferential treatment to the mill a muslim majority such as in jobs and home ownership malaysia we are really just dangerous so the military jargon very worried that the chinese. in the oil and news division was getting too powerful so for the past 2 years the opposition are not and past and

mahathir if they get the numbers. want to see a swift and conclusive closure to this, but i don't think clarity can really begin until the later part of the week. everyone is still talking at the moment, as we speak. there are closed-door meetings. people are going to see the interim prime minister, dr. mahathir, in his residence. a lot of jockeying around. and what the final outcome is is yet to be determined and, at this point, it still lacks clarity. haidi: and what is interesting is looking at the market reaction, how investors feel about this, we had the end to run,orld's longest bull with malaysia entering a bear market this political upheaval. we are also seeing question marks about the economic outlook for malaysia. there is rising downside risk to malaysia and the growth outlook there. we have seen reaction in the and policyhe racial divisiveness in malaysia and the impact on the economy and talent in the country in particular. >> yes, you are absolutely right. this whole political development comes against t

lazio's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as leader if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition form a coalition partner on what abraham says 3 parties of nominated him as prime minister egypt's president has just arrived at the military funeral for the former leader hosni mubarak he died on tuesday at the age of $91.00 the government's announced 3 days of national mourning following the announcement of his death up next with inside story i will see you very soon for the moment about. malaysia's power struggle to have its something resignation was thrown the country into uncertainty but what's motivated this just 2 years after a surprise comeback what does it tell us about politics in malaysia this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan prime minister mahathir mohamad has long been seen as a master of the lazy in politics his shock resignation on monday has triggered speculation over what he may be planning he's been resisting pressure to set a deadline to hand ove

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when mahathir was prime minister for the 1st of his spells as leader both were members of the united malays national organization or i'm no the party in power since what was then malaya gained independence from the british in 1957 but they fell out and was sacked then jailed for corruption and suddenly he described the charges as trumped up after his release anwar rose to become leader of the opposition and struck up an alliance with the hot date just before the last general election in 2018 to defeat. the ruling coalition a group that mahathir would hand of a power to anwar by may this year. 94 year old mahathir the world's oldest prime minister hasn't given a reason for his resignation but analysts say they don't see eye to eye on a number of issues including a decade's old policy to grant preferential treatment to the mill a muslim majority such as in jobs and home ownership malaysia we have really just thank you so the may live majority in malaysia very worried that the chinese component in the oil and ministration was getting too powerful so for the past 2 years the opposition a

well mahathir in a state role is the same as when the prime minister's office confirming that mahathir had indeed tended allows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but we've since heard in the last couple of minutes the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. you to not want the party to have to work with i'm not now i'm you know is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was a former prime minister of this country not your brother who's been accused or who's been charged and is on trial for corruption he's been accused of stealing billions of dollars from a state investment fund now we're not sure whether the king has accepted the resignation letter from my heart that mohamed but many constitutional experts say the king because his role is largely ceremonial he has no choice but to accept the

the israeli military and islamic jihad in gaza plus the school upheaval in malaysia prime minister mahathir mohamad and his allies resigned from the coalition governments. the world health organization says it's worried about the growing number of coronavirus cases outside of china in iran the health ministry says 12 people have died at the n n p in the city of course says the figure could be as high as 50 but the outbreak is spreading across the middle east coates' iraq. and afghanistan of all confirmed cases in europe a 6th person has died in italy's north there are almost 200 cases there the highest concentration i'd side of asia and in south korea infections there have surpassed 800 and authorities have raised the infectious diseases warning to the highest level at least 7 people have died that so far we're especially concerned about there are pretty increasing cases in the islamic republic of iran italy and republic of korea and get the number of cases in those countries i journey has increased significantly in the past 2 to 3 days so far. there has only been one case in sweden it's li

the ruling coalition agreed that mahathir would hand of a power to anwar by may this year 94 year old mahathir the world's oldest prime minister hasn't given a reason for his resignation but analysts say they don't see eye to eye on a number of issues including a decade's old policy to grant preferential treatment to the mill a muslim majority such as in jobs and home ownership malaysia we're really just dangerous so the mill a big yard the very worried that the chinese component in the oil and mr asian was getting too powerful so for the past 2 years the opposition are not and has every making the argument that the previous government was essentially a mill a from control by the chinese and therefore we have to overthrow the measure that it becomes of malaysia government again the king has appointed there to stay on as interim prime minister while the new cabinet is formed to govern it has to show it has the support of 112 of 222 members of parliament mahathir could well stay on if he has enough support from m.p.'s even if it means a change in coalition partners civil society organiz

political upheaval in malaysia prime minister mahathir mohamad and his allies resign from the coalition government. and install one of the most controversial players in golf silas's his critics patrick reed blocks out cheating claims to win the world golf championship in mexico move him up to 8 in the ranks. but we start this news hour with the growing impacts of the corona virus i break chinese state television is reporting that the national people's congress will be perspire ones because over the epidemic it will be one of the 1st times in modern chinese history the annual session of parliament has been spawned that was choose to starts on march the. 5th but it's still unclear at this stage when it will no go ahead meanwhile the death toll around the world continues to rise in iran the health ministry says 12 people have no dieters the bric spreads across the middle east kuwait bahrain and afghanistan have all confirmed cases where over in europe a 4th person has died in italy's north the romas 200 cases there the highest concentration outside of asia and in south korea infections hav

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as later if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned lay and his party quit the governing coalition but his form a coalition pop not on what i bring him says 3 parties have nominated him as prime minister so with us witness is coming up next. the way her but. i have never really fit into any mold or any group i've heard at all like you're not salami you know you're not a good muslim you're not american in the. multiple identities multiple things that make me what i am. that's what makes me. not an easy thing to be when the world wants me to be like one thing or the other. a young.

well asia's prime minister mahathir mohamad has offered his resignation to the king and its political party as quit the ruling coalition that follows talks by some ruling coalition members and opposition groups on forming a new government that would exclude the prime minister's chosen successor instantly is in kuala lumpur as it's unclear next move will be. the same as when the prime minister's office confirming that my heart they had indeed tend to the lows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but we've since heard the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. him to not want the party to have to work with i'm not i'm no is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was the former prime minister of this country not your brother who's been accused or who's been charged and is on trial for corruptio

it was a move that doctor mahathir made to show his disapprovalfor what doctor mahathir made to show an attempted to, they call it a coup, a shift in power, over the weekend. in many ways it is not such a surprise because it is kind of hotwired into the deal that was made after that stunning victory two yea rs after that stunning victory two years ago when the party that are governed for 60 years was pushed out of power. that's through malaysia into new territory anyway and there was a deal where mahathir commerce to hand over to unwind ibrahim. the transition was coming up and as it did people started to manoeuvre. there were splits in anwar‘s own party. another problem was that this coalition came to power promising good things to malaysians who are sick of the corrupt old government but the economic wind has been against them and global problems with trade rows and the coronavirus and the fa ct and the coronavirus and the fact that the government ran out of money because the previous government, many malays who switch their allegiance to the opposition two years ago when the elect

meanwhile, 94—year—old mahathir mohamad is running what is in effect a one man government.ay out. they all stopped to listen as the veteran prime minister gave his first speech since resigning. he said he would try to lead a government of national unity. anwar ibrahim isn't buying that. he was promised a topjob, and says that time has come, but his party is divided. the popularity it had in the last election eroded by malaysia's economic troubles. you have economic troubles. you have economic growth, but we just haven't caught up with cost of living. and so you have a great degree of discontent, that... particularly among the malay population. particularly among the malay population, particular among the young. the economy is not generating enoughjobs that economy is not generating enough jobs that pay well. drive out on the capital's futuristic highways and you reach humbler neighbourhoods inhabited by ethnic malays. many, like mohammed, are disappointed by unfulfilled economic promises. right now, the government isn't looking out for ordinary people, for the malays, he to

thank you barbara malaysia's king has accepted the unexpected resignation of prime minister mahathir while that's what i asked him to stay on as interim leader while there's party has also announced that it's quitting the world and government coalition plans boy has more from kuala lumpur. i. the fate of malaysia's government is in the balance soon after prime minister mahathir mohamad sent his resignation to the king his party announced it was quitting the coalition government over the weekend party members held talks with opposition politicians on forming a new coalition that would block a plan to hand over power to mahathir is rival anwar ibrahim thought has to do it with also with personality these 2 men have a history a long history here put. him in jail and they came together and now i think we're seeing a situation where tomorrow here in malaysia it seems unwilling to let on more take power again and what was deputy in the 1990 s. when he was prime minister for the 1st of his spells as leader both were members of the united malays national organization or the party in power si

hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finighan and prime minister mahathir mohamad has long been seen as a monster of malaysian politics his shock resignation on monday has triggered speculation over what he may be planning he's been resisting pressure to set a deadline to and over power to his name successor abraham they put aside the decades long rivalry and 28 team and.

well mahathir in a state role is the same as when the prime minister's office confirming that mahathir had indeed tended allows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but we've since heard in the last couple of minutes the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. you to not want the party to have to work with i'm not now i'm you know is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was a former prime minister of this country not your brother who's been accused or who's been charged and is on trial for corruption he's been accused of stealing billions of dollars from a state investment fund now we're not sure whether the king has accepted the resignation letter from my heart that muhammad but many constitutional experts say the king because his role is largely ceremonial he has no choice but to accept th

now i'm no together with several other opposition parties held a press conference and they said if mahathir cannot even lead a coalition of 4 parties what's more a coalition consisting of 12 parties they're calling for parliament to be dissolved and for fresh elections to be held now another possible scenario that could play out however is a new coalition could be formed now political horse trading and negotiations are happening behind closed doors and it's still too early to tell which parties would have the right numbers to form a majority in parliament but if the outcome of all this is opposition party politicians coming back into power through this manner rather than through the ballot box then civil society organizations and voters may just reject such a government and political upheaval will continue in malaysia. and so in sudan years of war have left thousands with disabilities for the population of 12000000 only 3 orthopedic rehabilitation centers are open they're the only opportunities to restart life son to earn a living for many of the war wounded and morgan reports from the capi

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as later if he has enough support in parliament today's ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition here now says he wants to form a new unity government which she says it would not be aligned with any specific party but his former coalition partner abraham says 3 parties have nominated him as prime minister on our supporters have been protesting outside the palace where the king is holding talks for so he is in the city of yangon and meanwhile she says neither nor here have enough support. anwar ibrahim has said you know he's got the support of his coalition but they're now down to 3 parties instead of there about 11 politicians from his party why the sacked or resign means he's down by about 3 dozen politicians so it's not clear whether or not the support you have the majority in on him to actually be nominated as the next prime minister and then let's take a look at what mahathir has said so he's saying that if he's got enough support him on the bench he will stay on as the prime minister wh

thank you so much and then there's middle east analysts and i malaysia's interim prime minister mahathirmohamad says you return as leader if he has and of support in parliament well 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quits the governing coalition mahathir says he and i want to form a new unity government which he says wouldn't be aligned with any specific party but his former coalition partner on where he brahimi says 3 parties have no money to take him as prime minister instead. other being protests in mexico over the killing of 3 students and their driver large crowds of students and teachers gathered to demonstrate their deaths in the central city of wedlock 3 students had gone missing after catching a new perjuring carnival celebrations and reports several people have been arrested over their deaths. my family in the u.s. state of florida has released video of their 6 year old child he arrested at school . her. girls heard something in prison as her hands are restrained that is it side before been lifted into a police car they've been accused of kicking and punching staff

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as later if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly his party quits the governing coalition it comes as his former coalition partner and war ibrahim says 3 parties have nominated him as prime minister mahathir and i says he wants to form a new unity governments which he says but wouldn't be aligned with any specific party. polity the balloon he could that be politics and political parties need to be put aside for now you follow it i propose a government that is not aligned with any party but only parties is the interest of the country several neighborhoods in indonesia's capital jakarta are under water after a month's worth of rain fell in less than 24 hours or similar scenes less than 2 months ago when flooding killed 60 people has become a big problem for jakarta well those are the headlines stay with us here on al-jazeera al-jazeera world is up next. and there could. never have been heard. one will be good to spread that it. will make an idol or record them record and record and look at

the same is when the prime minister's office confirming that mahathir had indeed tended allows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but we've since heard the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. him to not want the party to have to work with i'm not i'm you know is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was the former prime minister of this country not your brazile who's been accused or who's been charged and is on trial for corruption he's been accused of stealing billions of dollars from state investment funds according to the constitution the person who will become prime minister and his country is someone who commands the confidence of parliament noun if all things had remained the same then this person could well have been on what he brought him but because mahathir is party has left

and political upheaval in malaysia prime minister mahathir mohamad and his allies resigning from the coalition government plus the city's prime minister goes to court over the murder of his former wife. and his paula braun james that leaves the way as the l.a. lakers edge out their wives of the boston celtics on the same call to work kobe bryant's memorial will be held later on monday. the world health organization says its worries about the. growing number of corona virus cases outside of china in iran the health ministry says 12 people have no died so though an m.p. in the city of cotton says the figure could be as high as 50 where we have because spreading across the middle east kuwait iraq bahrain and afghanistan have all confirmed cases in china the national people's congress will be perspire ones because of fears about the outbreak it will be one of the 1st times in modern chinese history that the session of parliament has been delayed in europe a 5th person has died say in italy's north there are almost 200 cases that the highest concentration of asia and in south korea and fa

bridget: he did choose to appoint mahathir. but the constitution means effectively he has become p.m. one of the issues is whether mahathir will choose to stay as p.m. or will he appoint someone else. right now the issue is who are the allies and who are in positions in the cabinet. given that there are multiple authorities of serious interest, these are intensive negotiations. the other issue is those who may not be seen as being able to get positions, what tact they will adopt. bringrt of the ploy to them down, they are again lobbying for positions. increased pressure to move forward to elections as opposed to allowing mahathir to try to form a government that stabilizes and puts malaysia back on track. haidi: what are the implementation -- implementations then if there is an alliance for the clinical system there, and clearly investors are hoping for some certainty to come. bridget: i think there are two issues. one has to do with ethnic representation. i think ultimately for malaysia, having an ethnically and regionally inc

mahathir mohamad in his capacity as the interim prime minister of malaysia met with party leaders across the political divide on tuesday reports say he is planning to propose a unity government one that would see politicians from rival parties working together to form the next government but that idea has now been rejected by the main opposition party known as a male i'm no was dominant in malaysian politics for more than 60 years until it was voted out in a general election 2 years ago now i'm know together with several other opposition parties held a press conference and they said if mahathir cannot even lead a coalition of 4 parties what's more a coalition consisting of 12 parties they're calling for parliament to be dissolved and for fresh elections to be held now another possible scenario that could play out however is a new coalition could be formed now political horse trading in negotiations are happening behind closed doors and it's still too early to tell which parties would have the right numbers to form a majority in parliament but in the outcome of all this is opposition part

in on him to actually be nominated as the next prime minister and then let's take a look at what mahathir has said so he's saying that he's got enough support and on the bench he will stay on as the prime minister while his position is a bit shaky but it was 24 hours ago when he composed in the reports emerged about he was proposing to lead a unity government then the main opposition party known as m no this is a party that had planned over the weekend to true to form an alliance that was going to take over all the men they've known come out to say that they're not going to support a unity government so if mahathir is going to propose a unity government and himself as prime minister he may not have the support of so it's also not clear whether north he has the numbers to do that but the main grouse in the main fear of civil society organizations and activists is if a coalition is to be formed and if this is the way that opposition politicians think they can return to government having been voted out in the last election 2 years ago then there will be more political upheaval in the major.

mahathir mohamad in his capacity as the interim prime minister of malaysia met with party leaders across the political divide on tuesday reports say he is planning to propose a unity government one that would see politicians from rival parties working together to form the next government but that idea has now been rejected by the main opposition party known as a mill i'm no was dominant in malaysian politics for more than 60 years until it was voted out in a general election 2 years ago now i'm no together with several other opposition parties held a press conference and they said if mahathir cannot even lead a coalition of 4 parties what's more a coalition consisting of 12 parties they're calling for parliament to be dissolved and for fresh elections to be held now another possible scenario that could play out however is a new coalition could be formed now political horse trading in negotiations are happening behind closed doors and it's still too early to tell which parties would have the right numbers to form a majority in parliament but if the outcome of all this is opposition party

the same is when the prime minister's office confirming that mahathir had indeed tendered the lows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but we've since heard the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. him to not want the party to have to work with i'm know is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was the former prime minister of this country not your brazile who's been accused or who's been charged and is on trial for corruption he's been accused of stealing billions of dollars from a state investment fund according to the constitution the person who will become prime minister and his country is someone who commands the confidence of parliament now if all things had remained the same then this person could well have been on what he brought him but because mahathir is party has left the ruling c

up a new pact a new alliance now what we don't know yet is whether or not the king has accepted mahathir his resignation letter constitutional experts believe that the king really has no choice but to accept the resignation letter because his role as a 4 is a formality it's a largely ceremonial role now and what happens next then is that under constitutional monarchy the king has the power to appoint the person who will most likely command the confidence of parliament who will that person be then that turns into a numbers game if all things had remained equal not anwar ibrahim who would be the next prime minister but with mahathir is party leaving the coalition then that becomes unlikely not only that we've also got members of our last party who now and saying they have left his party on or. it's not clear whether they were sacked or whether they resigned but what remains a fact is that on why brian can no longer count on these people to support his bid to become the next prime minister so it's a little bit unclear as to what will happen next but what's really the mood in malaysia as wel

mohamad souse ruling coalition collapsed last week but mahathir insists he should remain in power bar in reports. a changing of the god in malaysia that critics are calling the death of democracy well you dania asons appointment by the king capping a tumultuous week in the country's politics yeah well you know my heart. i thank the king and would like to thank all of you for your moral support i only ask that all malaysians accept the decision announced by the palace today. the king's move sidelines former leader mohammed whose ruling coalition collapsed last week i had to resigned as premier after his besides who party which is led by signaled it could work with the united malays national organization or. that party governed malaysia for more than 60 years until it was forced from power by my had he has coalition and 2018 all know is the party of disgraced former leader browse uk who is on trial for corruption accused of looting millions of dollars from the state found one named david e. where you dean was kicked out of all no in 2015 but it rallied behind him this week he was sacked

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return is the to if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition why then now says he wants to form a new unity government which she says wouldn't be aligned with any specific party but his former coalition partner on what abraham says 3 parties that nominated him as prime minister supporters have been protesting outside the palace where the king is holding talks florence lawyer is in the city of yangon myanmar she says neither on one nor matea have enough support. anwar ibrahim has said you know he's got the support of his coalition but they're now down to 3 parties instead of they're about 11 politicians from his party why the sacked or resigned so this means he's down by about 3 dozen politicians so it's not clear whether he's not going to have the majority in on him to actually be nominated as the next prime minister and then take a look at what mahathir has said so he's saying that he's got enough support and on the bench he will stay on as the prime minis

of its commitments when the us pulled out of the deal in 2018 malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad says he'll return as leader if he has enough support in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition but his form a coalition pot not on what i bring him says 3 parties have nominated him as prime minister so with us witness is coming up next. the way her love but i mean. i have never really fit into any mold or any group i've heard it all like you're not somali enough you're not a good muslim you're not american and. have multiple identities multiple things that make me what i am. that's what makes me. not an easy thing to be when the world wants me to be like one thing or the other. a young american all the fashion industry by a day in the job will be mortal signed by a major morning to date which achievements for a girl who was once a week. she's not. trust was. this cannot be my life. right. what happened. i'll never quite. get that start. just go go. and look at what. 2 you think you sir are perfect receiver turned on the p.c. so t

religious king has appointed a new prime minister less than a week after mahathir mohamad stepped down as leader of the king says more than your city was the most or has the most important parliament after winning the backing of 2 of the main opposition parties on friday night is a blow from hamad who is trying to form a new unity government you are seen as president of the bizarre 2 party which mohammed quits when he resigned on monday put it well she is a senior research fellow at the national taiwan university and author of regime resilience in malaysia she joins me now via skype from kuala lumpur good to have you with us on the program some pretty serious backtracking by mahathir and a new option as the prime minister in terms of yaseen you couldn't write this script could chew. now i make shakespeare look boring and that think something whether this whole scenario has backfired on martir has he miscalculated because what has happened is that the new prime minister nominee that the king has nominated is very close to the former. government that was ousted from power in that histori

on wednesday to assess who commands a majority in parliament but we're also hearing reports that mahathir is proposing to form a unity government now one politician we spoke to who until monday has been a member of the cabinet and who is still part of the former ruling coalition led by on or abraham said that there was a unity government that's been that's been proposed about idea has been floating around but he said the nature of these is slightly more complicated and declined to comment further about it now and i also have to point out that many analysts that we've spoken to also said that this could be a possible scenario following the heart is resignation but we spoke to another politician also from the former ruling coalition and he said he would not be happy with the unity government because there's a possibility of having to because then it means that they will have to be working with opposition parties including the party that had dominated politics in malaysia for more than 60 years this is no known as the united malays organization no this was a party that they had defeated in t

malaysia's interim prime minister mahathir mohamad since you'll return as leader if he has enough supports in parliament 2 days ago he resigned suddenly and his party quit the governing coalition in a sense he wants to form a new unity government which he says wouldn't be aligned with any specific party but his former coalition partner. says 3 parties have nominated him as prime minister and more supporters have been protesting outside the palace where the king . let's call live there to florence young go on she joins us now on the phone for us this is an enormously complicated situation what's going on what's happening in malaysia. called an even more confusion and her more of a sense of the last. now what happened there. is now a rape in the truck sold to become the next prime minister of malaysia after martyrs stepped down and even though he remained as interim prime minister anwar ibrahim it's going to be annoying to accept that they had an agreement which was made before the election not general election in 2018 but mahathir would step down within 2 years and that deadline comes up so

and a surprise move malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad has resigned but at 94 the world's oldest prime minister might not be out of office for long there are rumors that he may form a new coalition government. a british court has begun hearings into whether the wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states where he faces espionage charges relating to intelligence leaks supporters of his songs gathered outside of the london court they are concerns that in songs conviction in the united states would make it easier for prosecutors to target journalists who've used sources inside of the government to be correspondent there get masses covering the extradition hearing for us at the court in london so lawyers there representing the u.s. have been presenting reasons why the julian assange should be extradited tell us more. well those lawyers have julian assange has assisted members of the u.s. army to steal classified documents and that he has endangered human sources so basically that he has endangered activists people that were working with the u.s. on. ar

check of some other stories making news around the world in a surprise move malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad has resigned but at 94 the world's oldest prime minister may not be out of office for long there are rumors that he may form a new coalition government. police demonstrating for better working conditions in haiti have opened fire at the army headquarters the defense ministry on the caribbean island reported that at least one serviceman was killed and at least 3 police officers wounded when soldiers returned fire. a british court has begun hearings into whether the wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states where he faces espionage charges for leading to intelligence leaks supporters of a staunch gathered outside of london court they are concerned that in a song conviction in the u.s. would make it easier for prosecutors to target journalists who use sources inside of the government. correspondent there get masses covering the assad extradition hearing for us at the court in london so arrogant lawyers there representing the u.s. have been presen

worsening humanitarian crisis and malaysia's king has accepted the resignation of the prime minister mahathir mohamad political party has also quit the coalition government for was told by some members of the world in coalition to exclude from a new administration the prime minister's chosen successor a rival n y r e brahimi well that should stay stay weathers here and al-jazeera talk to al-jazeera is up next. americans live side by side in 2 parallel universes the trouble parts of america are getting in trouble here there is a poll out a few weeks ago that you had almost 30 percent americans believing they were on the cusp of civil war both sides accuse each other of doing things that are celebrate only the bottom line on u.s. politics and policies and their effect on the world. to. see. how in munich where global policy makers are gathered for the annual security conference among them just the european union's foreign policy and security chief a band who faces many challenges from the u.s. tariffs from the iran nuclear deal to managing relations with eastern giants like china and russia and

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