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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Istana Negara on Tuesday (October 13) morning for an audience with the king to present his case on the mandate of a parliamentary majority.
A vehicle carrying him was seen arriving in Istana Negara at 10.25 am, according to Bernama.
Previously, Mr. Anwar posted a photo of himself and his wife, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, on his Facebook page with the caption: “May all tasks be relieved today.”
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (right) and his wife, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. (Photo: Facebook / Anwar Ibrahim)
Anwar’s Tuesday meeting with Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah came after he announced on September 23 that he has a “strong, formidable and compelling majority” of Members of Parliament (MP) to form a new government.
His scheduled hearing with the king a day earlier had to be postponed as the king was hospitalized for food poisoning.
The king was later discharged on October 2.
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Anwar, who is the chairman of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), was elected deputy for Port Dickson in a by-election in October 2018, five months after Pakatan Harapan (PH) dethroned Barisan Nasional (BN) in the general election to form the federal government.
Anwar, who was serving a jail term for sodomy at the time the general election was held, was granted a royal pardon days after PH’s shock victory.
It was suggested to him that he would be Dr. Mahathir Mahathir’s successor to the post of prime minister under the PH regime, but collapsed earlier this year when a group of PKR MPs and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) defected to join forces with rival MPs.
Muhyiddin Yassin, president of Bersatu, currently leads the Perikatan Nasional (BN) government which comprises the defectors and legislators of the BN.
Anwar, in his September 23 announcement, refused to name the MPs who are now aligned with him.
Several political parties in the ruling field, such as the China Association of Malaysia and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, have publicly denied their support.
The Chairman of the United Malaysia National Organization, Ahmad Zahid Hamid, said he was aware that MPs from his party and BN have expressed support for Anwar and respects his decision.
However, PN Secretary General Hamzah Zainuddin said in a statement on Monday that BN MPs Gabungan Parti Sarawak and Parti Bersatu Sabah have pledged their strong support for Muhyiddin as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister.
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A list of 121 MPs who allegedly endorsed Anwar was widely distributed, leading to a police investigation following the submission of six police reports.
Police said an investigation was launched under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code into “the spread of rumors that may cause fear and alarm to the public” and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act of 1998 by the exchange of false and offensive information. or threatening content.
Anwar has been summoned by police for a statement, but Monday morning’s appointment must be postponed to a later date.
