Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced he was stepping down from his post in March - four years before the end of his term - to save his ruling party from splitting.
Mr. Abdullah, whose announcement was widely expected, said he would nominate his deputy, Najib Razak, as party president of the ruling Barisan Nacional.
The ruling-party president automatically becomes prime minister.
Abdullah has been facing mounting pressure to resign since his United Malays National Organization, called UMNO - which forms the core of the Barisan Nacional coalition - lost its majority rule in the March general elections to the opposition coalition.
Abdullah said his decision to resign was to keep the party coalition united. More...
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