Mahathir says he'll quit all posts<\/p>\n
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed on Thursday that
\nhe will give up all government and party posts when he retires
\nlater this year and not seek re-election to Parliament.<\/p>\n
The declaration, made during an exclusive interview with The
\nAssociated Press, marked the first that Mahathir ruled out
\nretaining any formal political role since he announced plans to
\nretire during a conference last year of his United Malays
\nNational Organization.<\/p>\n
Mahathir, who has led this Southeast Asian country since 198l,
\nsaid that he expected his views would still be sought. But he
\nreinforced previous statements that he would not seek a role as a
\nso-called senior minister, a title adopted by Lee Kuan Yew when
\nhe stepped down as premier in neighboring Singapore.<\/p>\n
Mahathir said that he expected his party to regain ground lost
\nin 1999 to the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party when
\nthe next general elections, due by November 2004, are held under
\nhis current deputy and anointed successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
\n--AP<\/p>",
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