Mahathir to launch party to oust Barisan Nasional
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Kuala Lumpur
FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday announced plans for a new party that would join an opposition alliance in a bid to oust the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led by scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Speculation has been rife in the past week that the 91-year-old, Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister, was planning to start a party with three other former leaders of the United Malay National Organisation (Umno), which Mr Najib now leads.
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