Dr M: No one has clear majority, and Snap polls cost RM800m

Dr M: No one has clear majority, King leaves matter to Parliament on March 2

5.30pm Prime Minister's Department, Putrajaya - Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the King has found no one "with a distinct majority".

"And because there is no distinct majority, he (the King) says the right forum is the Dewan Rakyat.

"So Parliament will be called on the 2nd of next month... whoever has majority support in Parliament will become prime minister.

"However if the Dewan Rakyat fails to find a person with a majority, we will have to go for a snap election," he says.

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Snap polls could cost up to RM800m - EC chair

5.18pm - A fresh election could cost the country between RM700 million to RM800 million, the Election Commission (EC) states.

EC chairperson Azhar Azizan Harun tells Malaysiakini this is a "guesstimate" should snap polls be called in the wake of the current political crisis.

He was asked to clarify a tweet by former Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan who claimed she was informed by Azhar that the cost of a snap election could be between "RM750 to RM800 billion". - Mkini