Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim won a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, cementing his mandate a month after an inconclusive election result forced him to ally with the graft-tainted party of his former political rivals.
The affirmation of support was done via voice vote late in the day, with those in favour of Anwar’s leadership drowning out those opposed, said Johari Abdul, speaker of the lower house of parliament.
Anwar said he had the support of 148 members of the 222-seat legislature, giving him the two-thirds majority necessary to pass reforms.
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