Embattled Malaysian PM gets respite but survival in balance A man walks in front of a poster of UMNO ( United Malays National Organisation) President Ahmad Zahid at UMNO headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A key ally has reaffirmed support for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government, offering him a respite after his failed bid to declare a coronavirus emergency, but his political survival still hangs in the balance. The UMNO, the biggest party in the unelected governing coalition was angry at being sidelined amid rivalry with Muhyiddin's own Malay party. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stands in front of National Front coalition poster at UMNO headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A key ally has reaffirmed support for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government, offering him a respite after his failed bid to declare a coronavirus emergency, but his political survival still hangs in the balance. The UMNO, the biggest party in the unelected governing coalition was angry at being sidelined amid rivalry with Muhyiddin's own Malay party. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin shows a list of his cabinet ministers during a press conference at his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, on March 9, 2020. A key ally has reaffirmed support for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government, offering him a respite after his failed bid to declare a coronavirus emergency, but his political survival still hangs in the balance. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Police wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stand in front of a body temperature measuring machine at a building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announce conditional movement control order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya will be extended for another two weeks until Nov 9. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Employees wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus leave their office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announce conditional movement control order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya will be extended for another two weeks until Nov 9. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, center, speaks during a press conference after his first cabinet meeting at Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on March 11, 2020. Muhyiddin said Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 his government was prioritizing protecting people from COVID-19 amid a new outbreak after the king rejected an emergency proposal that critics saw as an undemocratic attempt to hold onto power. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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A man walks in front of a poster of UMNO ( United Malays National Organisation) President Ahmad Zahid at UMNO headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A key ally has reaffirmed support for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government, offering him a respite after his failed bid to declare a coronavirus emergency, but his political survival still hangs in the balance. The UMNO, the biggest party in the unelected governing coalition was angry at being sidelined amid rivalry with Muhyiddin's own Malay party. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)