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Malaysia’s ruling coalition named their candidate for chief minister in the key state of Sabah on Monday, in a move that could fray ties between the parties behind Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin’s Bersatu party named one of its own, Hajiji Mohd Noor, to be sworn into office at the state palace on Tuesday, Hajiji said. He added it was a “unanimous decision†by the coalition that won 38 of 73 seats in the Sabah state election.
The move could further strain the alliance between Bersatu and its ally, the United Malays National Organisation, whose push for its own candidate caused a lag between
the Saturday victory and
the Monday announcement. UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi warned against conceding the seat to Bersatu.
Muhyiddin controls a razor-thin majority in parliament, and counts UMNO lawmakers as among his biggest supporters. That majority is now under question after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he had enough support to form a new government.