Malaysian prime minister pressured to quit sooner

Malaysian prime minister pressured to quit sooner_Associated Press
By VIJAY JOSHI
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3l1EQnDqyqdcSnfG_-78MLAkRDAD91RGVE00

Malaysia's PM-in-waiting faces rocky road to power



He announced to step down on 2010, but can his words as the flip-flop PM holds water? The announcement came in time with recent voice from najib that he may contest for the top post....

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"I am a bit disappointed. We wanted him to expedite the power transition. Two years is too long," said Puad Zarkashi, a prominent member of Abdullah's United Malays National Organization. June 2009 would have been a more appropriate date for his resignation, he said.

Puad told The Associated Press he has received calls from constituents in the southern state of Johor and party leaders in other states expressing unhappiness with Abdullah's decision.

What I read or glnce through from MSM were that the PM received standing Ovation for anouncing his succesioin/retreat date..what was the ovation for? happy that he is leaving or at last they are seeing someone who has accepted that it is the wish of the majority to have hom go or just herd mentality....my instinct says the last....
Abdullah says he needs two years to complete a series of reforms to clean up government corruption, make the judiciary independent and revitalize the economy, which is suffering from soaring oil prices and rising inflation.
He is joking, I do not have to state his achivements here as there are to many to start with.....execept I cant remember any right now, everyone knows that within 24 months a lot of changes could take place and it may just be the right time to make sure everything is within his control, the only reason for him to go in 24 months is if the country is in shit as now, so what different does it make? Nobody will ever ask a performing leader to leave, they will leave at their own accord and this case he has taken that chance...


The next big test of Abdullah's plummeting popularity will come during elections for party officer bearers in December, when he will seek re-election as party president. Traditionally, the party president becomes prime minister, and the post has almost always been uncontested.
By naming Najib in his succession, he has elimanted his number one contender...nothing much to worry as Kuli on his own wilk have mamooth task of gaining support from divisions to go against the two...
"Politics is still not stable yet. There will be a lot more shows coming up," said James Wong, chief analyst of the Strategic Analysis Malaysia think tank.
Yes there will be more, and by giving a sucession plan at least he will not be asked to leave for time being as it has been decided and accepeted by the Supreme Council of UMNO???? the will be more interesting cases to come up in the next two months...