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Najib out of running if KL calls snap polls
Muhyiddin can now capitalise on ex-PM's graft conviction to get stronger mandate
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One thing is for certain now - Najib Razak will not return as Malaysia's leader should snap polls materialise.
Before his conviction for graft yesterday, Najib was still a dark-horse bet for his old job despite leading his Barisan Nasional coalition to a shock 2018 general election defeat that was partly fuelled by his role in the billion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
