SINGAPORE -- At age 92, Mahathir Mohamad has become Malaysia's prime minister again after a 15-year hiatus, having led the opposition Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) coalition to topple the government of Najib Razak.
The election result reflects popular anger at Najib's authoritarian leadership and alleged corruption. Although Mahathir was arguably more authoritarian than Najib as prime minister from 1981 until 2003, voters may have returned him to power nonetheless for an unexpected reason -- nostalgia.
