[1/5] Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia November 8, 2022.
In what he said would likely be his final election foray, Mahathir vowed to fight "against bad Malays, criminal Malays… against the Malays who had destroyed this country."
"We don't agree that any one person should, even before the results come in, claim that he is the candidate for prime minister," Mahathir said.
He was pardoned in 2018 after the election win that removed UMNO from power for the first time in Malaysia's post-colonial history.
The nonagenarian said he had no desire to be prime minister but would do so if asked to serve again.