敦马哈迪今日下午抛下政坛重弹，宣布辞去首相职务。国家元首也于今日接受敦马辞呈，与此同时宣布委任敦马出任过渡首相，直到新首相人选出炉为止。
政府首席秘书拿督斯里莫哈末祖基阿里今晚发出文告表示，国家元首阿都拉陛下已接受首相马哈迪的辞呈。然而，在等待委任新首相期间，敦马哈迪受委为过渡首相，“在这期间，马哈迪将负责管理国家，至直委任新的首相和组成新内阁。”
文告中，首席秘书拿督斯里莫哈末祖基阿里指出，陛下是根据联邦宪法第43 (2)(a)条款，委任马哈迪为过渡首相。
（新闻来源：星洲日报）
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