国际英语资讯:Malaysia enters political uncertainties following PM Mahathirs resignation
<p><span word="KUALA">KUALA</span> <span word="LUMPUR">LUMPUR</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 24-- <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="Mohamad">Mohamad</span> <span word="abruptly">abruptly</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="unchartered">unchartered</span> <span word="territories">territories</span>.</p><p><span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parti">Parti</span> <span word="Pribumi">Pribumi</span> <span word="Bersatu">Bersatu</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> (<span word="PPBM">PPBM</span>), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Pakatan">Pakatan</span> <span word="Harapan">Harapan</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="Mohamad">Mohamad</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Ahmad">Ahmad</span> <span word="Shah">Shah</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="Mohd">Mohd</span> <span word="Zuki">Zuki</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>.</p><p><span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="established">established</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 94-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="speculations">speculations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="oppositions">oppositions</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Pakatan">Pakatan</span> <span word="Harapan">Harapan</span> (<span word="PH">PH</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Anwar">Anwar</span> <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pakatan">Pakatan</span> <span word="Harapan">Harapan</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Mahathir">Mahathir</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="APEC">APEC</span> (<span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span>) <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p>
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