Anwar Ibrahim decries 'traitors' amid cracks in deal to make him Malaysia's next PM

Ibrahim blames PM Mahathir’s party and people in his own camp for attempts to bring down ruling coalition

Malaysia’s would-be leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has accused 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s party and “traitors” in his own camp of plotting a wholesale change in the ruling coalition that could ultimately deny him the premiership.

After being promised that he would one day become prime minister, Anwar allied with former rival Mahathir to win a surprise victory in the 2018 general election and end the six-decade grip of a party accused of widespread corruption.

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