Malaysia PM rebuffs Anwar claim

BBC - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has rejected the opposition's claim it has enough support to seize power, saying he is "here to stay".

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he had more than enough pledges of support from defecting government lawmakers to form a new administration. He said he wanted to meet Mr Abdullah to discuss a handover of power.

But Mr Abdullah, facing criticism over a spate of detentions without trial, insisted he remained in charge. "Why should I be pressured? It is mere dreams. If at all it is true, he would have announced it by now. The whole world would have known," Mr Abdullah said when asked if Mr Anwar's efforts would compel him to quit.

"Do you think he would ask for a meeting with me to discuss a transition? He would storm into my room with hundreds behind him, shouting victory. This is Anwar's style," he told a news conference on Tuesday.

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