DAP supports Anwar as PM - Guan Eng

DAP has announced that it will support Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister if he has the majority to form a government.

Its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said in a statement that a total of 42 MPs from the party supported Anwar and it was in line with the decision of the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council.

“We take note of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement earlier that he has the support of MPs to form the Federal Government.

"In line with the decision of the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council, 42 DAP MPs will give support to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister if he has enough numbers to form the Government," he said.

This afternoon, Anwar claimed that he had a strong majority to form a new government in the near future.

Dalam satu sidang media tergempar di Kuala Lumpur pada Rabu, beliau menegaskan pada saat ini kerajaan pimpinan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin telah jatuh.

In an emergency press conference here today, he stressed that at this time the government led by the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has fallen.