Malaysia's king will name a new prime minister as soon as possible but the appointee will have to face a confidence vote in parliament to prove his majority, the palace said in a statement on Wednesday.
as prime minister on Monday after conceding he had lost his majority in parliament but remains caretaker premier until a successor is named.
King Al-Sultan Abdullah, the constitutional monarch, will appoint a premier who he thinks can command a majority. He has given members of parliament until 4 p.m. local time to submit the name of one candidate they want as premier. Mahathir Mohamad led the opposition to election victory for the first time, but the alliance collapsed from infighting last year.
He has secured a majority from political parties that were in Muhyiddin's coalition, media reported, citing UMNO officials.