The former prime minister says he had won support from two regional blocs based in the island of Borneo, boosting his alliance's seat tally to 101, but still short of the required 112 majority.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s former premier Muhyiddin Yassin secured backing from two political blocs on Sunday, November 20, as he sought to form a new government after a general election produced a hung parliament, but he had yet to win the required majority.
Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, whose Pakatan Harapan coalition won the most number of seats in Saturday’s election with 82, is also racing to win support from other groups.saw Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Barisan Nasional alliance suffer its worst electoral defeat ever, winning just 30 of the 178 seats it ran for.
Gabungan Parti Sarawak, one of the Borneo regional blocs, said it was willing to work with Muhyiddin and the incumbent Barisan alliance to form a government. A key winner in the election was the Islamist PAS party in Muhyiddin’s Perikatan grouping, securing the largest number of seats of any single party.
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