THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has decreed that Barisan Nasional’s (BN) 30 MPs must take part in a unity government, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
According to Malaysiakini, Zahid said the Agong had told him, BN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir this when they met him at Istana Negara this morning.
“Tuanku’s decree was to form a unity government,” Zahid told the news portal.
When quizzed on whether BN will be sticking to its decision to remain in the opposition rather than backing any party to form the federal government, Zahid simply said, “That is not Tuanku’s order”.
Zahid, along with the two other top coalition leaders, were granted an audience by the Agong this morning at 10.30am.
Following this morning’s decree, Zahid said the matter would be deliberated by the UMNO supreme council and later the BN supreme council.
The UMNO supreme council is set to meet at 8pm tonight, followed by the BN supreme council.
Yesterday, UMNO vice president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced that BN Supreme Council has decided not to back anyone to form the government and will instead remain in the opposition. – Nov 23, 2022
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