Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad will face an uphill task in restoring Malaysia’s economy and institutions if the coalition takes power, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said.

As such, Muhyiddin said he does not envy Mahathir, even though Harapan has named the latter as its choice for prime minister.

“Tun (Mahathir) would have to find ways to fix things immediately so that our country will be back on the right path. It is not easy, ladies and gentlemen; I don’t even envy our seventh prime minister.

“But this is what we have been entrusted to do, and we want to show that the new government will be better than the BN-led government...