Give Dr M space to lead within ‘agreed upon’ duration – Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad must be given the space to lead the country within the “agreed upon” duration, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The PKR president met the prime minister yesterday and posted on his Twitter account that Dr Mahathir has the full support of the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
“Tun M must be given the space to lead the government for the duration that we agreed upon. He has the full support of PH,” he said.
The Pakatan component parties agreed that if the coalition won the 14th general election, Dr Mahathir would be the PM for two years before handing over the reins to Anwar.
Dr Mahathir has said he would keep his word as he is “only a temporary PM”, despite calls from within Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia that he keeps the post until the next general election.
Anwar said he also discussed his recent meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with Dr Mahathir, and sought his advice on an upcoming meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week.
“Met with the PM for an hour. I shared the details of my recent meeting with (Philippines president Rodrigo) Duterte.
“Tun M and I agreed on the same strategies over Singapore, and our focus on the economy especially regarding poverty and inequality,” he said.