KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com – Raja Malaysia His majesty the king Sultan Abdullah | won’t have an audience with anyone for a week because he’s in the hospital.
The news was conveyed by a palace official on Friday (25/09/2020) when the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, want to meet him to form a new government.
Earlier, Anwar said he had won a “strong and tough” majority of the members parliament to overthrow Prime Minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin |.
But he has to convince Sultan Abdullah that he has a fixed number of votes to form a government The Straits Times.
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Anwar was previously scheduled to meet Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday (22/9/2020). However, the meeting was postponed because the King was unwell and had to be taken to the hospital.
The political turmoil in Malaysia recently occurred just seven months after Muhyiddin became the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Muhyiddin, who has a slim majority in parliament, has rejected Anwar’s claims and is challenging him to prove it through a constitutional process.
King of Malaysia not just playing a ceremonial role in Malaysia. He can also name a prime minister whom he thinks will likely lead the majority in parliament.
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Apart from that, He also has the power to dissolve parliament and trigger elections on the prime minister’s suggestion.
“His Majesty has been advised by his doctor to remain in (the hospital) for seven days for observation. So until then, he will not hold a meeting,” Palace Superintendent Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin told Reuters.
Reported Kompas.com previously, reports emerged that around 15 to 19 members of parliament from the United Malays National Organization ( UMNO) has expressed his support for Anwar to become the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
So far there have been 19 names of MPs from UMNO circulating in the public. However, it is not certain the truth of the list.
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The names that appeared are from the factions of UMNO Presidents Zahid Hamidi and Najib Razak who are both facing trial due to corruption cases.
The names Zahid and Najib are on the list of 19 names. Zahid is known to have good relations with Anwar and says it is true that members of his party have defected to Anwar.
Politician The other UMNO mentioned is Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz who is a close friend of Anwar.
Nazri, in an interview with The Vibes on Thursday (9/24/2020), said it did not dispute the list.
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He confirmed that there were a dozen members of parliament from UMNO who were not happy with Muhyiddin and planned to withdraw their support.
“I can make sure there are 15 or even more. We will not leave UMNO. One of the things we can do is to break the draft law proposed by Muhyiddin, “said Nazri.
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