World | Other World Stories

Malaysia's prime minister will not resign

Malaysia's prime minister will not resign, despite a poor performance in the country's Saturday elections, his spokesman said on Sunday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 10:19 March 9, 2008
  • Gulf News

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's prime minister will not resign, despite a poor performance in the country's Saturday elections, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Spokesman Kamal Khalid said. "He still has plans to proceed to the palace tomorrow morning (Monday) to take the oath of office."

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi multi-racial National Front coalition won just a simple majority in parliament but lost one third of its federal seats and five states to the opposition.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

Related Articles

  1. Mayasian PM loses 2/3 majority

    Mayasian PM loses 2/3 majority

    Malaysia ruling coalition loses crucial 2/3 majority

  2. Malaysian police fire tear gas at Islamic group's supporters

    Malaysian police fire tear gas at Islamic group's supporters

  3. 89-year-old candidate makes cyber debut

    89-year-old candidate makes cyber debut

  4. Malaysians have spoken

    Malaysians have spoken

More from World

Gulf News
Popular in World

More from world

News Editor's choice