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Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support

PTI Kuala Lumpur | Updated on August 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin   -  REUTERS

Muhyidddin’s departure comes less than 18 months after taking office

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the king Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support to govern.

Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that “the Cabinet has tendered our resignation” to the king, shortly after Muhyiddin left the palace after meeting the monarch.

Muhyidddin’s departure comes less than 18 months after taking office and will plunge the country into a fresh crisis amid a worsening pandemic.

Published on August 16, 2021

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