News about prime minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's bid to become prime minister again hit a bump today after Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Mahathir had resigned as Bersatu chairman and does not have the support of the party, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): PKR president Anwar Ibrahim is expected to stay out of the new government that interim prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad may form even though the former's party is supporting it, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): Bersatu Youth leader and Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman is against his party's decision to work with Umno to form a new government, Malaysiakini reported this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): In a week of unprecedented tumult in politics, Malaysia saw the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government following the shock resignation of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister and the withdrawal of his party Bersatu from the ruling coalition.

PETALING JAYA: A meeting between top Pakatan Harapan coalition leaders this morning decided to return to supporting Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's bid to be prime minister again.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Veteran newsman and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Supreme Council member A Kadir Jasin has stated that it was not the party's decision to name its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the candidate for the Prime Minister's post.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (pictured) will again communicate with leaders of political parties with sitting MPs in the Dewan Rakyat so that they may nominate their candidates as prime minister, according to a statement by the Royal Palace today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The palace has decided to ask party leaders to nominate their MP of choice to be the next prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): There will be no special Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, March 2, as announced by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Pakatan Harapan (PH) is disputing the decision made by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to call for a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday to decide on the next prime minister.