Malaysia’s parties asked to nominate prime ministerial candidates
King of Malaysia Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said on February 28 that he will let leaders of political parties to nominate prime ministerial candidates after no candidate could find majority support from the lower house to form a government.
Interim Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – King of Malaysia Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said onFebruary 28 that he will let leaders of political parties to nominate primeministerial candidates after no candidate could find majority support from thelower house to form a government.
The King also agreed withthe house speaker’s decision to not hold a vote on March 2 as requested byinterim Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Mahathir, 94, who isseeking to return as prime minister for a third time, also suffered anotherblow after his Bersatu party switched allegiance and said it has decided tonominate its president Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister.
The crisis was sparked on February 23 when some leaders of the PHgovernment tried to form anew alliance with opposition parties including Umno and Pa𝓡rtiIslam SeMalaysia (PAS) to ensure Mahathir would stay in power for the full terminstead of handing the reins over to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) presidentAnwar as previously agr𝐆eed. PKR was the dominant party in the rulingcoalition.
But Mahathirrefused to bring the entire Umno party into his government, saying that it is acorrupt party, and resigned from the premiership on February 24.The King then appointed him interim leader while the search for a newprime minister goes on. Afailed bid by Mahathir’s supporters to form a new government without hisdesignated successor, Anwar Ibrahim, and Mahathir’s subsequent shockresignation broke apart the ruling alliance less than two years after itdefeated a corruption-tainted coalition that had led the country for 61 years./.
Malaysia’s King Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on February 24 accepted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation but asked him to stay on in the role until a new PM is appointed and a cabinet formed, the country’s Chief Secretary Mohd Zuki Ali said the same day.
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has decided to consult all 221 members of parliament on a one-on-one basis to determine who has the majority support to become the next Prime Minister.
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Interim Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
