Malaysia’s Mahathir to Stay as Interim PM After Shock Resignation

Malaysia’s Mahathir to Stay as Interim PM After Shock Resignation
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a joint news conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (not pictured) in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Feb. 4, 2020. Lim Huey Teng/Reuters
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KUALA LUMPUR—Mahathir Mohamad unexpectedly quit as Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday, but has agreed to a request by the Southeast Asian nation’s king to stay on as interim premier until a successor is named.

The resignation of Mahathir, 94, broke apart a coalition with old rival Anwar Ibrahim, 72, who scored a surprise election victory in 2018.