Has Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's long-serving and successful prime minister, become a liability for his party and his country? It is a question that would not have seemed worth putting until quite recently. During Dr Mahathir's 19 years in office, Malaysia's mixed-race community has prospered in an atmosphere of general harmony. He won a thumping victory in last November's general election, and in May, to the surprise of some commentators, he waltzed off, again, with the leadership of umno, the United Malays National Organisation, the main party in the ruling coalition. A good dance for a man of 74 years.
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机译：长期服务且成功的马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德（Mahathir Mohamad）是否对他的政党和他的国家有责任？直到最近，这个问题似乎都不值得提出。在马哈迪博士任职的19年中，马来西亚的混血社区在普遍和谐的气氛中繁荣昌盛。在去年11月的大选中，他赢得了重大胜利。在5月，令一些评论家感到惊讶的是，他再次在执政联盟的主要政党-巫统（United Malays National Organisation）的领导下走下坡路。对于74岁的男人来说，这是一场很好的舞蹈。
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