PM Badawi Overstaying His Welcome: Mahathir
(The Straits Times) - KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday he never intended his successor Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to serve more than one term and suggested he should stand down.
Mr Abdullah, who has had a very public falling out with the veteran leader, will contest for his second term in general elections expected to be held in March.
Mr Mahathir previously said he made a mistake in picking Mr Abdullah, and should have opted for influential deputy prime minister Najib Razak.
'That was my thinking, since (Abdullah) was older than Mr Najib, he should be PM for one term and then Mr Najib should be able to take over,' he told a press conference.
More:http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/2057/46/
(The Straits Times) - KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday he never intended his successor Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to serve more than one term and suggested he should stand down.
Mr Abdullah, who has had a very public falling out with the veteran leader, will contest for his second term in general elections expected to be held in March.
Mr Mahathir previously said he made a mistake in picking Mr Abdullah, and should have opted for influential deputy prime minister Najib Razak.
'That was my thinking, since (Abdullah) was older than Mr Najib, he should be PM for one term and then Mr Najib should be able to take over,' he told a press conference.
More:http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/2057/46/
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