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Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as Malaysia's PM, succeeds Mahathir Mohamad

Muhyiddin served as interior minister in the government that collapsed last Monday

Muhyiddin takes oath as 8th prime minister before Malaysia's King | Credits: @bernamadotcom
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Muhyiddin takes oath as 8th prime minister before Malaysia's King | Credits: @bernamadotcom

Reuters Kuala Lumpur
A former interior minister was sworn in as Malaysia's premier on Sunday, marking the return of a scandal-mired regime to power after the last government's collapse but ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad slammed the move as illegal.

The Southeast Asian nation was plunged into turmoil a week ago as Mahathir's reformist "Pact of Hope" alliance, which stormed to a historic victory in 2018, collapsed after a bid to force out leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.

Mahathir - who was the world's oldest leader at 94 - then quit, triggering a race for the premiership which he ultimately lost to little-known Muhyiddin Yassin, who heads a coalition

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