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Article: Malaysia prime minister in deeper crisis as 4 Cabinet ministers seek leadership reforms
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- March 31, 2008
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Four Cabinet ministers have endorsed demands by ruling party dissidents to hold an open contest for the party leadership, highlighting the prime minister's weakening control over power in Malaysia after disastrous election results.
The four _ from the International Trade and Industry, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Higher Education and National Unity ministries _ have come forward to say everybody should be eligible to run for the post of the United Malays National Organization party's president, news reports said Monday.
At present, a contestant must be nominated by 30 percent of the party's divisions, which is hard to secure by someone not endorsed by the party ...