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PM: Winning party picks new Johor MB, not sultan
Bersatu, and not the palace, has the right to select the new Johor menteri besar, according to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"This is (a) political thing. The sultan has got no role. It is for the party which won the election to determine who it (the next menteri besar) is," the Bersatu chairperson told reporters in Kuala Lumpur this morning...
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