Malaysian Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar, takes oath as legislator
Malaysian Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar, takes oath as legislator
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he felt "vindicated" after being sworn in as a lawmaker on Monday, marking his return to active politics three years after he was jailed for sodomy in a charge that critics say was political motivations.
The swearing-in ceremony in parliament followed the crushing victory of Anwar on a partial Saturday in the coastal city of Port Dickson, in which he defeated six other candidates. The seat was vacated after a legislator from his party resigned, paving the way for the political return of Anwar.
Anwar, 71, joins his wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, currently Malaysia's deputy prime minister, and her eldest daughter, Nurul Izzah Anwar, in parliament. He has said that his victory in the elections is a "vote of confidence" in the new government.
"I have been deprived of my right from time to time and I have to go through a partial election to return (...) I feel vindicated," Anwar told reporters on Monday. He reiterated his support for the leadership of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to ensure a stable government and pledged to focus on parliamentary reforms.
"In the past, our parliament has been considered or nicknamed as a rubber stamp (...) we would like to guarantee a new approach where parliament is more effective," he said.
Anwar, a former member of the old ruling coalition, was convicted of sodomy and homosexual corruption after a power struggle with Mahathir, who was prime minister for 22 years until 2003. He was released in 2004, but was again convicted of sodomy in 2015, accusations that according to him were plotted to destroy his political career.
Enraged by a massive corruption scandal in a state investment fund involving the then Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mahathir made a political comeback and formed an alliance with Anwar, with the two leaving aside their bitter enmity before the general election. may.
After his impressive electoral victory, Anwar was designated as the successor of Mahathir.
Anwar was released from prison and received a royal pardon several days after the polls. Mahathir, the 93-year-old world's oldest leader, said he hopes to resign in two years and will keep his promise to hand over power to Anwar.
"Of course I'm glad he's back ... we expected him to come back, we knew he was going to win," Mahathir was quoted as saying on Monday.
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