Democracy Is Teetering in Malaysia as PM Tightens Grip on Power
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s desperate attempt to hold on to power threatens to shake the country’s democratic system to the core.
August 03, 2021
Malaysian opposition members Anwar Ibrahim, fourth from left, and Mahathir Mohamad, second from left in blue mask, hold a banner reading “Muhyiddin and Cabinet resign” during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, August 2, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo/FL Wong
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Malaysia plunged deeper into political crisis on Monday as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tightened his grip on power by suspending parliament and deploying riot police officers to keep opposition lawmakers out of the legislative building.
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