Nearly 98, Dr Mahathir says people think he’s ‘too old’ and ‘senile’ to contest in upcoming state poll

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be sitting out the coming election in...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be sitting out the coming election in six states because some people think he is “too old” and “senile” to be a candidate.

Dr Mahathir was speaking to the press after a closed-door roundtable about the controversial “Malay Proclamation”, an initiative to unite the various Malay political groups under a common umbrella to strengthen their community’s rights and interest that he claimed to be weakening. Dr Mahathir and Muhyiddin last joined forces ahead of GE14 and were part of the Pakatan Harapan coalition that won Election 2018, wresting Putrajaya from the once-powerful Barisan Nasional.

At yesterday’s news conference, Dr Mahathir was asked if the cooperation with PN would be just for the state elections or permanent.

 

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