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Mahathir seeks Parliament vote as new Malaysian PM sworn in

by Associated Press
| March 2, 2020 12:05 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent sitting of Malaysia's Parliament to contest the appointment of a former ally as prime minister under a Malay-majority coalition that could further split the nation following the collapse of Mahathir's multiracial reformist alliance.

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