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Malaysia's new PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob offers rivals reforms in return for support

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met top leaders of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition pact on Wednesday (Aug 25) afternoon to offer political reforms in exchange for their support in Parliament.

Official sources told The Straits Times that the leaders discussed a confidence and supply agreement (CSA), whereby PH’s 88 lawmakers will vote in favour of the newly-appointed premier in an upcoming confidence motion and support Bills relating to expenditure.

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