China News Service, February 29. According to Agence France-Presse, Malaysia ’s National Palace announced that Muyuddin, the current chairman of the Indigenous Solidarity Party, was appointed as the new prime minister of Malaysia. The palace said he would be sworn in on March 1.
On the afternoon of the 24th local time, the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office announced that Prime Minister Mahathir had submitted his resignation letter to Supreme Head Abdullah at 13:00 that day. Two hours later, Mahathir announced his resignation as the leader of the Indigenous Unity Party. On the 28th, the Indigenous Solidarity Party announced that it would nominate the party's current chairman, Muyuddin, as the new prime minister.