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Malaysia's palace to issue statement today - Official

Reuters 28/09/2020 | 07:55 MYT
Last week, Anwar said he has secured a "strong, formidable" majority from lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Sept 28 2020. REUTERSpic
KUALA LUMPUR:Malaysia's palace will issue a statement today amid a bid by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to form a new government in the Southeast Asian country.

Palace comptroller Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin told Reuters a statement would be issued, but did not say what it would be about.

Last week, Anwar said he has secured a "strong, formidable" majority from lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. But he has to convince King Sultan Abdullah that he has the numbers to form a government.

The king is currently recovering at a hospital and the comptroller had said on Friday that the king would not be taking meetings for a week.
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