Malaysia s king wants new premier to face confidence vote reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian lawmakers have been asked to submit a letter stating their choice of candidate to be the country s next prime minister, after Muhyiddin Yassin stepped down this week, deepening a long-running political crisis. Muhyiddin resigned on Monday without an obvious successor at a time when the Southeast Asian nation is battling a COVID-19 surge and economic slump. He cited a lack of parliamentary support and will remain as caretaker premier until a new government can be formed. King Al-Sultan Abdullah 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. In a notice sent to all lawmakers, parliament speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said the declaration letters have to be submitted to the palace by Wednesday at 4 p.m (0800 GMT). In undertaking the King s decree, I am giving a notice to you to present one declaration letter that clearly states o
Malaysia PM s cabinet resigns - science minister netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin resigns as political crisis escalates swissinfo.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swissinfo.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.