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At 97, Malaysia’s Mahathir makes last election hurrah

FILE - Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, center, chairman of Gerakan Tanah Air (Homeland Movement) party, walks with his supporters toward the nomination center in Langkawi Island, Malaysia on Nov. 5, 2022. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) FILE - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wave good bye to media after a press conference in Putrajaya on April 15, 2019. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) FILE - Mahathir Mohamad, center, celebrates during a meeting of coalition leaders at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 9, 2018. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) FILE - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia on May 9, 2019. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) A giant poster shows two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister and Gerakan Tanah Air, or Homeland Movement Chairman Mahathir Mohamad, right, at a rally for his party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister and Gerakan Tanah Air, or Homeland Movement Chairman Mahathir Mohamad arrives at a rally for his party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister and Gerakan Tanah Air, or Homeland Movement Chairman Mahathir Mohamad speaks at a rally for his party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a "movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister and Gerakan Tanah Air, or Homeland Movement Chairman Mahathir Mohamad speaks at a rally for his party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as the head of a new ethnic Malay alliance that he calls a “movement of the people." He hopes his bloc could gain enough seats in Nov. 19 polls to be a powerbroker. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
At 97, Malaysia’s Mahathir makes last election hurrah