Malaysia prime minister faces calls to resign after emergency request
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Malaysia- Malaysia’s prime minister is encountering calls for his resignation after only eight months in power over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who was sworn into office March 1 after former Premier Mahathir Mohammad’s resignation, had requested the declaration of a state of emergency from the King of Malaysia, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, the Malay Mail and Singapore’s Straits Times reported Monday.
Muhyiddin’s request has upset ruling and opposition politicians. An emergency decree would’ve suspend Malaysia’s Parliament ahead of a budget vote in November, according to reports. (UI)
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