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Will Najib's trial create a precedent for fighting corruption and holding the powerful accountable?
Police said 12,000 pieces of jewelry, 567 handbags, 423 watches and 234 sunglasses were confiscated last month from properties linked to former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Multiparty rule previously came to a violent end in Malaysia. History will likely not repeat itself if politicians can focus on national issues and avoid pandering to ethnic, regional or religious constituencies.
Anwar Ibrahim's lawyer says the Malaysian king has granted him a full pardon and all past convictions have been expunged.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he will be the prime minister for up to two years and then play "a role in the background." He also announced his coalition partner Anwar Ibrahim's release from jail.
Malaysia's political landscape has been shaped in part for nearly two decades by a feud between Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar, but in a striking turn of events the two leaders have joined forces.
Opposition leader and veteran politician, Mahathir Mohamad was invited by Malaysia's king to form a government after the victory of the opposition Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) over the government of Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional.
Malaysians have delivered a shock election victory to the opposition alliance, and in the process have ended sixty years of political dominance centred around one party. So why have Malaysians upended the status quo?
Najib says the country's king will have responsibility for appointing the next prime minister as no party won a majority in the election, but his opponent Mahathir Mohamad said he expects to be sworn in as the new premier today.
Malaysians flocked to vote in elections which pit an opposition led by former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad against the ruling coalition of sullied Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Malaysia's incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to win the country's general elections on May 9. But he's expected to face a tough challenge from former premier and mentor Mahathir Mohamad.
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