PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has the most number of MPs supporting his candidacy as the next prime minister, Pakatan Harapan (PH) asserted today.
“The Presidential council believes that PH’s candidate, that is Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has received the highest number of nominations from among Members of Parliament based on the process determined by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong the other day.
“The Presidential Council believes that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should be given a chance to have an audience with the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong to prove the confidence of the majority of Members of Parliament towards him,” it said in a statement.
The statement comes after Istana Negara invited leaders of political parties to nominate their prime ministerial candidates.
The statement also said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong was not satisfied that any of the nominated candidates has majority support in Dewan Rakyat after interviewing members of Parliament on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The statement issued by Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin did not say when the leaders will be summoned to have an audience with the king.
Going by the PH coalition alone, its support for Anwar as PM candidate means that there are 92 MPs backing him.
The 92 MPs are from PH’s remaining component parties DAP, PKR, Parti Amanah Negara.