Too early to discuss who will be prime minister, Ahmad Zahid says
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- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said discussions on cooperation for the next general election will begin only after Parliament is dissolved.
- He said it is too early to discuss the prime ministerial candidate because the dissolution date remains undecided.
It is too early to discuss who could become Malaysia’s next prime minister, Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.
Zahid, who is also deputy prime minister, said talks on cooperation ahead of the general election, including the choice of prime minister, would begin only after Parliament is dissolved.
He said such issues remained premature because the date for Parliament’s dissolution had not yet been set.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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