#KiniNews: I would have been PM if I agreed to Najib's demand, says Anwar

[KiniNews] Pakatan Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim said if he was flexible on issues of principle, the prime minister after Muhyiddin Yassin would not be Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Denying claims that he was “hungry” to become prime minister, Anwar said that when there was a political crisis following Muhyiddin’s fall, he was very close to becoming the country’s number-one leader.

Anwar had previously announced that he had strong support from parliamentarians, including those from outside Harapan, to be appointed as prime minister.

However, the Umno parliamentarians involved shifted their support from Anwar after BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN) agreed to appoint Ismail Sabri to replace Muhyiddin.

According to Anwar, the change in support would not have happened if he submitted to the wishes of the former prime minister, Najib, so that he would not be punished for his criminal charges.
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