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on Sunday, March 9, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday urged his successor to resign in the wake of stunning election losses, and apologized for hand-picking him in 2003 to lead the country.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's National Front lost its two-thirds majority in Parliament and five of 13 states to the opposition in Saturday's general elections — the coalition's worst setback in its 51-year rule since independence.

"I think he should accept responsibility for ... this massive defeat," Mahathir told reporters. "He needs to consider stepping down."

Malaysia's former leader calls on prime minister to step down after election fiasco - International Herald Tribune