Mahathir confirms no candidate has majority as PM; Parliament to decide at next sitting
2020-02-28 09:22:28 source：The Straits Times
February 27, 2020
PUTRAJAYA - Malaysia’s interim Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has revealed that no candidate has been able to gain the majority support of Malaysia’s 222 MPs, and hence, the matter will be referred to Parliament.
Tun Dr Mahathir told reporters on Thursday (Feb 27) evening after his audience with the King that a special parliamentary session would be held on March 2 to deal with the issue.
“The King has asked all MPs to make a statement... in front of him. The result is that he can’t find anyone with a distinct majority. Since there isn’t a distinct majority, he says the right forum would be the Dewan Rakyat,” he said, referring to Parliament’s House of Representatives.
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