GPS first batch of MPs in royal meeting as Agong verifies Ismail's support

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.

We reports on the developments.

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East Malaysia MPs first on schedule

9.30am: The first batch of 24 lawmakers scheduled to meet the Agong is from East Malaysia.

This includes the 18 GPS lawmakers, and five Sabah Bersatu MPs.

It is not clear whether they will meet the king in person or do so via videoconferencing.

There had been some doubts yesterday as to whether GPS would follow through on supporting Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister, after the coalition chose to keep mum about who they nominated to the king. - Mkini