PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali said those attempting to come in before the current administration ends its terms is the actual "backdoor government", backing Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve a full term.

He said this when asked to respond to claims he was working with Umno's Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein to form a "back-door government" that will see DAP and Amanah left out and PKR president Anwar Ibrahim's rise thwarted.

"Mahathir should be allowed to remain as prime minister until the end of the term as it is the people's mandate," he told journalists at the Parliament lobby today.