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KUALA LUMPUR: Various political blocks are meeting the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at Istana Negara here, in the search for a new government following the collapse of Pakatan Harapan yesterday.Sarawak’s ruling coalition Gabungan Parti Sarawak has informed the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong that all its MPs fully support the leadership of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
In a statement, the coalition said its chairman, Sarawak chief minister Abang Johari Openg, has been given the mandate to back Mahathir “in the interest of the nation”.A convoy of vehicles, including two buses, ferrying BN MPs arrived at Istana Negara. Among those spotted on one of the buses were former prime minister Najib Razak, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, former minister Ahmad Maslan and MCA’s Wee Jeck Seng.
Petra Jaya MP Fadillah Yusof , Batang Sadong MP Nancy Shukri, and Santubong MP Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar are among those who have arrived at Istana Negara.Batang Sadong MP Nancy Shukri, Petra Jaya MP Fadillah Yusof and Santubong MP Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar arrive for the audience with the King.Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah returned to the palace after having been there earlier in the morning.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah distributing meal packages to members of the media on duty outside Istana Negara.The Yang di-Pertuan Agong says: “We are very concerned. Be patient. Let me do my duty. I hope to find the best solution for the country.”The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will meet with all 222 members of the Dewan Rakyat over the next two days before the next prime minister is decided, Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, the comptroller of the royal household, told the media.
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