Will he be the No2 again?

Abdullah Badawi succeeded Tun Dr Mahathir and became the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia on October 31 2003. He did not have a deputy for slightly more than 2 months. Later, Najib was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister in January 7, 2004. It was part of the package arranged by Tun Dr Mahathir and it was pre-conditional upon Abdullah's appointment as UMNO president. Tun Dr Mahathir further reinforced this succession by putting very broad hints in the media that Najib was the most capable person to become Abdullah’s deputy. Hence, Abdullah's hands were tied and due to public's respect towards Tun Dr Mahathir, Abdullah obliged and appointed Najib as his running mate.

Fast forward to 2008, post general election. Will Najib be appointed as the no2 again this time around? We'll find out more soon ;)