KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on Friday that he wants to form a new Malay-based political party, amid talk of a possible snap election.
Speaking at a press conference at Yayasan AlBukhary, Dr Mahathir said the new party will be registered but its name has not been decided. He added that the party will be neither part of the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition nor the opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition.Dr Mahathir made the announcement after the High Court on Friday morning dismissed a lawsuit he brought against Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia - which he had founded in 2016, for revoking his membership.
At the press conference, Dr Mahathir said his party is a Malay-based party and will be focused on fighting corruption and ensuring Malaysia"once again become an Asian tiger". "The party will be based on fighting for the Malays and the pribumis. This is because the current parties that are Malay- and pribumi-based have pawned the dignity of their race and religion and have shifted focus to a group that is power-hungry," said Dr Mahathir.
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