Kuala Lampur, March 1 -- With what seemed to be very little warning, Malaysia's Pakatan Harapan (PH) government collapsed last week.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's Bersatu party pulled out of the ruling coalition, meaning that PH no longer commanded a parliamentary majority.

Mahathir himself stepped down as prime minister only to be reappointed as interim PM by the King.

In the past week, there has been non-stop jockeying as different power blocks try to present a majority in parliament.

There have been changes in allegiance, splits in parties and various names have been put forward for the PM position.

Meanwhile, the country faced a slowing economy and Covid-19 threats without a working government or Cabinet.

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