Following DAP and Amanah's call for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve as interim prime minister for six months if Pakatan Harapan and its allies recapture Putrajaya, Lim Kit Siang clarified the parties have not "abandoned" their long-time ally Anwar Ibrahim.

The DAP veteran said a power transition was the "surest way" for the PKR president to eventually helm the nation.

"The question buzzing in most minds in the past one week is why DAP and Amanah have abandoned Anwar in favour of Mahathir. They are wrong...