CommentMalaysia's frustrated 'No. 2' leaders pull off political coup
But future for Muhyiddin and Azmin remains murky in country's Byzantine politics
New Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, left, speaks next to International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali during a press conference. The men have upended Malaysia's political order. © AP
TORU TAKAHASHI, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia
BANGKOK -- That politics is a power game was reconfirmed late last month by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's surprise resignation and the subsequent formation of a new government through the complicated alignment and realignment of political parties.