Back then, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was said to have been deeply unhappy that the courts had set Anwar free but now, Dr Mahathir is the one who enabled his release. His party had promoted him as Malaysia’s 7th Prime Minister at their party congress last year and if things go smoothly he will be the 8th Prime Minister. Dr Mahathir swung the election for Pakatan and it would not be good for Anwar to immediately demand that Dr Mahathir makes way. In the meantime, Dr Mahathir passed an important hurdle and was finally able to present a partial Cabinet list to the King. The Prime Minister is planning to pare down the Cabinet to 25 portfolios, from 31 ministries during the Barisan Nasional days.

Source: The Star May 19, 2018 23:37 UTC