Why ASEAN matters - in the era of great power competition

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So that people in power cannot take revenge against him for what he has done?

More convoluted than that. PM me if you want to discuss this further; I'll explain.

My point is, if he is staying because he feels his work is not complete, then that is pretty much a self serving reason rather than for the greater good of Malaysia.

The point you're making is a point I was driving at in my previous posts .... As for being 'self serving' every politician is 'self serving' to an extent; part of the profession.