Muhyiddin Yassin takes oath as Malaysia’s new Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia despite opposition from former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, who slammed the move as illegal.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the national palace in Kuala Lumpur.He heads a coalition government, which is dominated by the nation’s ethnic Malay Muslim majority.
The appointment came after this week’s shock resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a move that plunged the country into crisis following a weekend of political wrangling and the collapse of the ruling alliance.
Under the Malaysian Constitution, the King appoints the Prime Minister based on the majority commanded by him in the Malaysian Parliament’s lower house, Dewan Rakyat.