KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be defending his Langkawi seat in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15).
News portals Malaysiakini and The Vibes said the nonagenarian revealed this at a press conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya on Tuesday (Oct 11).
The Pejuang chairman, however, was quoted as saying that questions over whether he will stand as the prime minister again is not relevant at the moment, unless his party and new coalition Gerakan Tanah Air secure a win in the coming polls.
“We have decided that in Langkawi, the candidate will be Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad — not as a candidate for the prime minister, but as a Member of Parliament,” Mahathir was quoted as saying.
The 97-year-old won the Langkawi seat in the 2018 election after making a comeback following his previous retirement from active politics.
He went on to lead his then party Bersatu and the Pakatan Harapan coalition to a victory before being appointed as the prime minister for the second time.