PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim watched the swearing in of Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the country's seventh prime minister, tonight, at the Cheras rehabilitation hospital, where he is recuperating after a surgery.
The party's Seberang Jaya assemblyperson Dr Afif Bahardin posted some photographs of him, together with PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, with Anwar, at the ward, about 10pm.
"Thank God, the people's victory enabled this to happen. Azmin Ali and I got to meet Anwar just now in Cheras. We pray that all processes will go on smoothly," he had captioned the three photos, showing him and Azmin with a smiling Anwar.
On his Facebook page, Afif had also posted a two-minute-plus video of Mahathir's swearing-in ceremony at the Istana Negara earlier, captioning it: "Watching the prime minister's swearing-in ceremony from a secret location."
Anwar, who is serving a jail term on a sodomy charge, which he maintains is politically motivated, is expected to be released this June 8.
He is also Harapan's prime minister-in-waiting, with Mahathir expected to pave way for him to take the mantle, once he is out and secure a royal pardon, to enable him to contest in an election and get hold of the premiership.
If he does not succeed in securing a royal pardon, Anwar will not be able to run for office for five years after the date of his release. -Mkini
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