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Malaysia’s Departing King Leaves Seeds of Political Crisis

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Jan 16, 2019
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Malaysian Sultan Muhammad V’s shocking, unexpected abdication as Malaysia’s ruling monarch on Jan. 6 has been greeted not only with widespread dismay but also with relief from analysts who felt the resignation, just two years into a five-year reign, had averted a potential crisis.

Prior to his abdication, speculation had been rife that Malaysia’s eight o…

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