Malaysia's King Al Sultan Abdullah is to meet leaders of the country's political parties to appoint a new prime minister following the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin a day earlier
Malaysia's King Al Sultan Abdullah will meet with leaders of the country's political parties, media reported, amid a search for a new prime minister following the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin a day earlier.
Muhyiddin resigned on Monday citing a lack of parliamentary support, but after meeting the king he agreed to remain as caretaker premier until a new government can be formed.The king has ruled out elections because of the pandemic, but said he would invoke his constitutional powers to appoint a prime minister he believes would be likely to command a majority.
Political party leaders had received an invitation to the national palace for a series of meetings expected to begin at 2 pm local time , daily newspaper The Star and other media outlets reported on Tuesday. A spokesperson from Pejuang, the party of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, confirmed in a text message the party was among those asked to join the meetings.READ MORE: The United Malays National Organisation , the country's biggest political party, did not confirm a meeting but said in a statement it would consider several candidates and called for a "war cabinet" focusing on post-pandemic recovery to be appointed.
"A stable government must quickly be formed for a reasonable period that will only be focused on winning the war against the Covid-19 pandemic and manage the question of the people's worsening welfare," UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.
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