Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said repeatedly that though he wants to be prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will first be given "a free hand" to govern.
Mr Anwar has tacked a little warning though, saying he would "speak up my mind... to represent the conscience of the people".
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