A proposal to make Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as interim prime minister and deputy prime minister if Pakatan Harapan comes to power will hinge on the approval of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.
PKR parliamentary whip Johari Abdul confirmed that the proposal was made during Harapan's two-day retreat in Putrajaya starting Friday.
"We are just waiting to get clearance from Anwar. He is the de facto leader.
“If Anwar is okay (with it), we are okay," said Johari, who is part of the PKR politburo.
Mahathir was prime minister for 22 years from 1981. Wan Azizah is the current opposition leader.
Johari said PKR must refer to Anwar, who is also Harapan de facto leader, as a courtesy.
Anwar is presently serving a prison term in Sungai Buloh prison for sodomy, a charge he claimed was politically motivated.
He is expected to be freed in the middle of next year, but will face a five-year ban from politics thereafter.
Mahathir is also Harapan and Bersatu chairperson, while Wan Azizah is Harapan and PKR president.
If the plan gets Anwar's go-ahead, it will be the first time Harapan presents a united front on its prime minister and deputy prime minister candidate.
The coalition, under its predecessor Pakatan Rakyat, had touted Anwar as its prime ministerial candidate, but Anwar's jailing and subsequent ban from politics had changed the dynamics of the opposition.- Mkini
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