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Prominent members from Malaysia's ruling and opposition parties have joined forces to call for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down.
Mr Najib has been plagued by corruption allegations, although he denies them and has been officially cleared.
In a joint statement, 58 politicians and activists urged Mr Najib to quit, saying the country would get "worse and worse" under him.
However, Mr Najib's spokesman accused the group of "political opportunism".
The move against Mr Najib was led by influential former PM Mahathir Mohamad, who quit the ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) on Monday.
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Mr Mahathir called upon all Malaysians to join "in saving Malaysia from the government headed by Najib Razak".
"We must rid ourselves of Najib. If he's allowed to go on, the damage will be worse and worse," he said.
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Prominent members from Malaysia's ruling and opposition parties have joined forces to call for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down.
Mr Najib has been plagued by corruption allegations, although he denies them and has been officially cleared.
In a joint statement, 58 politicians and activists urged Mr Najib to quit, saying the country would get "worse and worse" under him.
However, Mr Najib's spokesman accused the group of "political opportunism".
The move against Mr Najib was led by influential former PM Mahathir Mohamad, who quit the ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) on Monday.
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Mr Mahathir called upon all Malaysians to join "in saving Malaysia from the government headed by Najib Razak".
"We must rid ourselves of Najib. If he's allowed to go on, the damage will be worse and worse," he said.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35724079
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