KUALA LUMPUR - "You are talking to him," Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan joked at the party's general assembly a fortnight ago, when asked about the party's pick for prime minister at fresh elections expected within months.
But in the short time since, his candidacy is no longer a laughing matter.
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