Mahathir will send a letter saying he has enough support to be Prime Minister, after the King of Malaysia appoints Muhyiddin as head of government.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced last night that he received the support of 114 MPs, a majority in the parliament of 222 members, to take over as Prime Minister of Malaysia and will send a letter to the King to announce what this.

Mahathir said he, as chairman of the Bersatu party, along with five other members of the party, no longer supported former Interior Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who was recently appointed as the new king by Malaysia King. Prime minister. According to him, this made the list of MPs supported by Muhyiddin submitted to the King no longer accurate.

"The total number of MPs who support me as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia will be submitted to the King by me. I have prepared a letter explaining this position and the support of 114 MPs for me," said Mahathir. to speak. "I hope the King will accept my letter and explanation."

Before the King of Malaysia announced the appointment of Muhyiddin yesterday, Mahathir tried to mobilize to attract the support of parliamentarians to establish their own government. It is not clear whether the King of Malaysia will reconsider his decision to appoint a prime minister.

"The game is not over," said James Chin, a Malaysian political analyst who heads the Asian Institute at Tasmania University, Australia. "It is too early to eliminate him. Mahathir is Mahathir, I think he is the last smile after removing Muhyiddin and Najib."

The decision to appoint Muhyiddin came after a week of Malaysian political turmoil due to the collapse of the ruling coalition and the 94-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir suddenly submitted his resignation. This is considered a tactical move to help him cancel the power transfer agreement of the ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH), preventing Anwar Ibrahim from succeeding him before the next election in 2023.

Mahathir and Anwar's PH Alliance won the general election in 2018. These two politicians have faced each other for years but allied themselves to overthrow former Prime Minister Najib Razak ahead of the general election. Mahathir repeatedly promised Anwar his successor but refused to answer when he would transfer power, causing tensions in the four-party coalition.