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Malaysia PM appoints new deputy amid coalition infighting Reuters 16 hrs ago © Thomson Reuters Malaysia?s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks during opening remarks for virtual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2020, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday named defence minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as his deputy, in a move that could ease tensions with a key ally in the ruling coalition.
Muhyiddin s tenure since he came to power in March last year has been plagued by tensions with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party - the largest bloc in the ruling alliance and Malaysia s biggest party.
Malaysia PM Muhyiddin Yassin appoints new deputy to ease tensions in coalition
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Harapan s logo
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Harapan’s logo
Friction between PKR and its Pakatan Harapan allies resurfaced after its youth wing revived a proposal for them to contest under PKR’s logo in the next general election.
PKR president Anwar Ibrahim and DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke nipped the argument in the bud, urging party members to focus on the Covid-19 pandemic.
PKR insistence on using its own logo is peculiar as the opposition coalition had fought for years to register as a formal coalition - initially as Pakatan Rakyat and later Pakatan Harapan.
It was finally approved in 2018 after it won the general election.