Malaysia lags Indonesia as a consequence of political instability: Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR — Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s longest-serving former prime minister, is now lauding Indonesia for its political stability, which he says helps the neighboring nation out-draw Malaysia for international funding.

Malaysia, Mahathir famous, went 5 days and not using a prime minister after a normal election on Nov. 19 produced no clear profitable social gathering or coalition. The Pakatan Harapan coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim was the best-performing bloc, although it fell wanting a majority. It then took days of inter-party negotiations to kind a authorities, and Anwar in the end gained the highest job.