King begins meeting with lawmakers over PM choice
The king is interviewing the MPs today over the choice of prime ministerial candidate. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 19, 2021.
THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong has started meeting with Perikatan Nasional members of parliament to verify their support for Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob to become prime minister. It is learnt that the first batch of MPs due to meet the king are from East Malaysia. The audience is held via video conferencing.
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