Anwar Avoids Coalition Turmoil as Key Party Stays in Cabinet
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim won a rare political reprieve over the weekend, after a string of electoral setbacks and turmoil within his own party, as the biggest component of his ruling coalition voted to stay in cabinet.
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