Agong's meetings with MPs on choice for PM end

Malaysiakini TeamPublished: Aug 19, 2021 1:31 AM | Updated: Aug 19, 2021 8:50 AM

LIVE | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will meet with 114 MPs today, all of whom were previously part of or aligned to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

The monarch is expected to verify the MPs support for Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob to become prime minister.

Malaysiakini reports live on the developments...

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