Malaysia’s King Al Sultan Abdullah urges rival politicians to unite amid a battle against worsening coronavirus outbreak as hunt begins for a new prime minister
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to members of the media outside the National Palace after meeting with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah in Kuala Lumpur on August 17, 2021.
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.Malaysia PM Muhyiddin quits after losing majority, agrees to caretaker roleOpposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was among eight party leaders summoned for a group meeting at the palace, said the king urged them to end their bickering.
Muhyiddin took power in March 2020 after initiating the collapse of the reformist government that won 2018 elections. With a razor-thin majority in Parliament and an unstable coalition, he became the country’s shortest-ruling leader. The selection this time will be another tough chore for the monarch because no coalition holds a majority.
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