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 Kuala Lumpur, 2008 March 10, IRIB
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has taken the oath of office for his second term after his coalition suffered its worst election result. According to Press TV, Abdullah was sworn in Monday by Malaysia's King in a solemn ceremony at the royal palace in Kuala Lumpur.
Also attending were his heir apparent, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, and other senior ministers.
The prime minister faced calls for his resignation in the wake of Saturday's polls, but he told supporters he would not quit.
The ruling National Front won more than half of all seats in parliament, but lost its two-thirds majority, its worst result since 1969 and conceding four states to the resurgent opposition, which now controls five in all.
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