Sat 14 December 2019:
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested today that he may seek to stay in power after 2020.
Asked at the Doha Forum in Qatar if he would step down in 2020, he said he wanted to fix problems created by the previous government before resigning.
He also said he could not guarantee who would succeed him as prime minister.
Mahathir promised on Dec 10 to hand over power to his anointed successor, Anwar Ibrahim, in spite of new sexual assault allegations against him.
He also said that he may hand over power after a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries that Malaysia is to host in November 2020.
Earlier, Mahathir said the American sanctions imposed on Iran violate the United Nations charter and international law.
”Malaysia does not support the reimposition of the unilateral sanctions by the US against Iran.”
Malaysia and other countries have lost a ”a big market” because of the sanctions on Iran, he said.
”Such sanctions clearly violate the United Nations charter and international law.
“Sanctions can only be applied by the United Nations in accordance with the charter,” he added.
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