Anwar confirms Harapan MPs backed him as PM
5.55pm: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim confirms that Pakatan Harapan MPs backed him as a prime minister candidate.
He says the Harapan invited the interim prime minister to attend its presidential council meeting on Tuesday but he refused.
"As such the presidential council yesterday decided that the prime minister candidate be Anwar Ibrahim," he reads out a statement from the coalition at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya.
Pressed on the issue of numbers, Anwar says it would be impolite to reveal this and that he would leave the matter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's discretion.
5.45pm: Istana Negara - Semporna MP Shafie Apdal arrives at the palace.
Unity gov't would be devoid of accountability: Lawyer
5.30pm: Civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan says a unity government would create a government devoid of accountability.
In a series of tweets, Syahredzan, who is also the political aide to DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang, says any such government would not be guided by any manifesto.
“There is no accountability to voters who presumably voted based (on) the manifesto or at least part of it. And we know what drives political parties is political will - which comes from the people as expressed in elections.
“For example, if PH (Pakatan Harapan) doesn’t fulfil its manifesto, they can be punished in the next elections. But a unity government would not have those constraints - it can do whatever it wants without political repercussions,” he tweets.
He later adds that the country should move away from the era of “government knows best”.
IMHO a unity government would have no manifesto to guide it. There is no accountability to voters who presumably voted based the manifesto or at least part of it. And we know what drives political parties is political will - which comes from the people as expressed in elections.
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Anwar to address the press at around 5.30pm
5.14pm: PKR headquarters - PKR president Anwar Ibrahim is expected to address the press at around 5.30pm.
The press conference at the PKR headquarters was initially scheduled at 4.30pm but was delayed to make way for interim Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's live address on TV at 4.45pm.
PKR leaders are now pondering over Mahathir's statement before proceeding with the press conference.
King's interviews with MPs today completed
5pm: It is learned that all MPs scheduled for the session today have been interviewed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. - Mkini
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