Ninety-two-year-old Mahathir Mohamad was on Thursday sworn in as
the world’s oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept
Malaysia’s establishment from power after more than six decades.
In a huge political upset, former strongman Mahathir’s
opposition alliance broke the grip on power of the Barisan Nasional (BN)
coalition, which had governed Malaysia uninterrupted since its birth as an
independent country in 1957.
It capped a dramatic political comeback for Mahathir, who
previously ruled the country with an iron fist for 22 years and came out of
retirement to take on Prime Minister Najib Razak after the leader became
embroiled in a massive corruption scandal.
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