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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Anwar named malaysian pm - The Untold Story

Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail take part in the new prime minister’s swearing-in ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday afternoon. (Pool Photo via AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR: Perennial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister before the country’s king in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, ending a five-day political impasse after inconclusive polls.

The ceremony at the palace closes the chapter on one of the most dramatic elections in Malaysian history, after no party managed to secure a majority to form a parliament for the first time since independence in 1957.

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