Malaysia’s most powerful political party expelled two key figures for throwing their support behind the opposition just days ahead of a closely-fought election, the state news agency reported on Saturday.
Prime Minister Najib Razak’s United Malays National Organisation (Umno) sacked the pair after they backed veteran former premier Mahathir Mohamad’s bid to take power in the May 9 polls at the head of an opposition alliance.
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