Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has appeared to have won majority support to be Malaysia’s new leader. His backers have been summoned to the palace to verify to the king they support him.
FILE - In this May 11, 2020, file photo, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob listens as Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks during a news conference in the Prime Minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The race to become Malaysia's next prime minister intensified Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, ahead of a deadline the king set for lawmakers to name their preferred candidate.
The choice of former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob would essentially restore the ruling alliance of Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned as prime minister on Monday after infighting in the coalition cost him majority support. Muhyiddin departed after less than 18 months in office amid mounting public anger over what was widely perceived as his government’s poor handling of the pandemic. Malaysia has one of the world’s highest infection rates and deaths per capita, despite a seven-month state of emergency and a lockdown since June.
Muhyiddin appointed Ismail as his deputy in July in a bid to ease tensions with UMNO, which was unhappy at playing second fiddle to Muhyiddin’s smaller party. Since Muhyiddin resigned, his party has voiced support for Ismail.
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