[🏆OFFICIAL] Istana Negara: Anwar Ibrahim as PM-10

PH & PN in tug-of-war, who will be the new Prime Minister? Here is all you need to know.

73% of voters in Malaysia went out to cast their ballots in hopes of a brighter future for the country. The 15th General Elections this year is historic because it is the first time all voters, including those aged 18 and above, were automatically registered. It was also the first time in democratic history that Malaysia experienced a hung Parliament.

Here is everything that happened post-GE15. In the meantime, you can check out Anwar Ibrahim & Muhyiddin Yassin's report cards from MyMP. 

Nov 24, 1.32pm

🏆 It's official. Istana Negara has released a statement to appoint Anwar Ibrahim as PM-10.

Anwar will be sworn in today at 5pm.

Nov 24, 1.00pm

The PN Supreme Council has agreed to consider the proposal of a unity government. PN sec-gen Hamzah Zainuddin says this will involve discussions with like-minded parties.

Nov 24, 12.19pm

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has released a statement stating it is prepared to follow the advice of YDPA on the formation of a unity government.

Nov 24, 11.57am

Sultan of Johor and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan have left the palace, about an hour of the audience with the Agong.

Nov 24, 11.49am

On his Facebook post, Lim Guan Eng has also publicly apologised for his remarks that may have offended the Sarawak Premier and the GPS Sarawak state government.

Nov 24, 11.35am

GRS deputy chairman Jeffrey Kitingan says he supports the formation of a unity government led by PH.

"A unity government is the best solution I can see right now. However, this government must include the elected governments of Sabah and Sarawak for it to be effective and truly inclusive," he added. 

Nov 24, 11.00am

DAP sec-gen Anthony Loke says on his Facebook post that he visited Sarawak Premier Abang Johari this morning. 

He said he apologised on behalf of DAP if any of the party’s leaders made offensive statements to the government and people of Sarawak.

Nov 24, 2.11am

The Umno supreme council has unanimously made the decision for BN to support and join a unity government, provided it is not led by PN.

The party has also agreed for its MPs to abide by any form of a unity government or otherwise as decreed by YDPA. Zahid will remain as BN Chairman and Umno President.

Nov 23, 5.44pm

PH and BN may have come to an agreement on a governing formula, according to a report by NST. 

Amongst the 10-point agreement proposed by PH to BN, the prime minister will be an MP from PH while the deputy prime minister's post will be led by BN.

Nov 23, 5.40pm

Senior vice-president of Parti PBB Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said GPS has been advised by the King to consider the possible formation of a unity government.

"His Majesty has given his advice. The four of us who had the audience replied that we could not make a decision whether we agree or not because the decision lies with GPS’ top leadership," says Fadillah.

Nov 23, 5.21pm

Caretaker Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri has left St Regis after two hour meeting with PN. The meeting was believed to hear PN Chairman Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin to pitch to form a government.

Nov 23, 5.00pm

MIC president, Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran, confirmed that Zahid has sent a letter to Istana Negara expressing BN's support for Anwar Ibrahim to be prime minister.

Nov 23, 4.46pm

8 PH MPs who won the state seats in GE15 have signed a statutory declaration (SD) supporting State BN chairman Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail for the post of Pahang Menteri Besar.

Nov 23, 3.35pm

Tok Mat, Ismail Sabri, and Dominic Lau (president of Gerakan) are seen at St Regis KL amid intense speculation of new political alliances being struck. 

Ismail Sabri told reporters he was there for a meeting but did not disclose further details. BN chairman Zahid Hamidi is not present at the meeting.

Nov 23, 2.38pm

BN Chairman Zahid Hamidi said that YDPA has requested BN to be part of a unity government.

However, when asked whether BN will uphold its decision to be in the Opposition, he replied: "That is not Tuanku’s order”.

Nov 23, 1.11pm

According to reports, YDPA will hold special meeting with fellow Rulers at Istana Negara tomorrow (Nov 24). It's understood that The Majesty will be seeking their opinions on the impasse in the formation of a federal government.

The meeting will begin at 10.30am and it is expected to last at least 3 hours.

Nov 23, 11.56am

GPS leaders have been seen leaving the Palace after about 40 minutes of meeting with YDPA.

Nov 23, 11.25am

BN trio has left Istana Negara, while GPS leaders - believed to be Fadillah, Alexander Nanta Linggi, Richard Riot Jaem and Tiong King Sing - have arrived at the Palace.

Nov 23, 11.08am

BN top three leaders - Zahid Hamidi, Tok Mat, Zambry Kadir - have arrived at Istana Negara. Malay Mail understands that not all 30 BN MPs will be coming.

Nov 23, 10.21am
All 30 BN MPs will be heading to Istana Negara this morning to meet the King, according to Unmo's tweet.

Nov 23, 10.03am

GPS has been summoned to Istana Negara. Instead of meeting all 23 MPs, sources said GPS will be sending representatives to meet the Agong.

Nov 23, 12.22am

BN is seeking for its audience with the YDPA today to be postponed, saying the coalition needs more time to decide on their support for Pakatan Harapan (PH) or Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Nov 22, 7.22pm

Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a special Parliament session would be held to table a budget on salary of civil servants. This is for their salary to be paid before Dec 31, if a new government has not been formed by then.

Nov 22, 6.58pm

Muhyiddin Yassin reiterates to the media that he has all 115 statutory declarations, and hence the majority support, to form the government. 

"We were told it was not sufficient. I don't know the reasons behind this. But this is the proof," he added.

He also mentioned that YDPA suggested PH and PN to work together and form a unity government. This suggestion, however, was rejected by him as it goes against the party's stand to not work with PH since the beginning. 

Nov 22, 6.43pm

Istana Negara has released a media statement with the next course of action. YDPA will be meeting 30 MPs from BN respectively tomorrow at 10.30am at the Istana Negara. This is to ensure that YDPA is able to make an informed decision as to whom shall be appointed as the PM-10.

Nov 22, 5.50pm

Anwar has spoken to the media outside of Istana Negara that no confirmation has been made. The final decision is pending YDPA as of now.

Speculation is rife that Anwar will be an interim PM, but Malaysiakini is still waiting for Istana Negara’s confirmation.

Nov 22, 5.10pm

Muhyiddin has left Istana Negara without speaking to the press.

Nov 22, 4.11pm

PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim and PN Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin have entered Istana Negara.

Nov 22, 3.53pm

The King has found that no prime minister candidate has a simple majority in the Dewan Rakyat.

Istana Negara has since summoned PH and PN chiefs for an audience at 4.30pm.

Nov 22, 2.39pm

Yang di-Pertuan Agong says he will be making a decision soon as to who will form the next federal government.

"I can’t reveal anything because I have not seen anything. Be patient. Accept the people’s decision, the MPs’ decision, and the Agong’s decision," he added.

Nov 22, 2.05pm

Caretaker PM Ismail Sabri confirmed that BN will not be collaborating with any coalition to form a government.

“BN will not be supporting Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional,” he said in his Tweet. “For now, BN agrees to remain as the opposition.”

This leaves neither PH nor PN to have enough seats to form a new government.

Nov 22, 1.54pm

Parti Warisan expresses its support to PH and BN.

Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said, "Both have the number of seats to form a government and the majority of the people have voted for PH and BN. As such, PH and BN should be given the first choice to form a government."

Nov 22, 1.25pm

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun was spotted entering Istana Negara.

Nov 22, 12.21pm

Barisan Nasional’s Supreme Council has reportedly made a decision on forming the government. Its MPs are now meeting the top leadership.

The news was confirmed by MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon at Menara Dato Onn, "We had a good discussion. No signing of statutory declarations yet. Let the BN secretary-general issue a statement."

Nov 22, 11.31am

Meanwhile, PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for a meeting with his coalition leaders at his residence

Nov 22, 11.24am

BN leaders are seen arriving at Menara Dato Onn for a meeting to decide their en bloc support.

Nov 22, 11.16am

In a brief statement, PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said PN has received another SD from MP backing Muhyiddin as the next PM. The SD was sent to Istana Negara this morning.

Nov 22, 10.05am

GPS issued a media statement that they will leave it to the discretion of the YDPA to appoint a Prime Minister to govern the country.

However, Abang Johari maintains his decision to form an alliance with Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN), and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah.

Nov 21, 8.42pm

According to a report by Oriental Daily, PH and BN will sign the SD at Umno's headquarter tomorrow morning at 9am, supporting Anwar Ibrahim as the next Prime Minister.

Nov 21, 7.45pm

🗳️ SPR announced that GPS’ Anyi Ngau has won the Baram election, defeating PH's Roland Engan by a majority of 7,399 votes.

Nov 21, 3.09pm

Pakatan Harapan (PH) leader Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that he is the sole candidate to become Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister after ongoing negotiations with Barisan Nasional (BN) at Seri Pacific hotel today. BN did not propose any other name, he said.

Nov 21, 2.10pm

PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin claims that the coalition has furnished more than 112 statutory declarations from MPs supporting Muhyiddin to be PM to Istana Negara.

Nov 21, 1.35pm

The Agong has consented for the deadline to submit the names of Prime Minister candidates to be pushed to 2pm tomorrow (Nov 22).

Nov 21, 12.51pm

Although PN expressed their interest to form the Perak state government with BN, Pakatan Harapan got there first. Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad from BN will be appointed as Perak Menteri Besar after BN and PH agreed to form the state government.

Nov 21, 12.48pm

Pakatan Harapan (PH) will form the state governments of Perak and Pahang with Barisan Nasional (BN). The Pahang menteri besar will be from BN while the Perak menteri besar will be from PH.

Nov 21, 12.00pm

The meeting has ended. Only 2 BN MPs Hishamuddin Hussein (Sembrong) and Jalaluddin Alias (Jelebu) have openly rejected PH. As most BN MPs showed their support, PH may have the majority here.

Meanwhile, Zahid Hamidi has asked that Istana Negara extend the deadline for them to submit the names of those who will be the next Prime Minister. The deadline is supposed to be 2pm today.

Nov 21, 8.51am

12 polling stations opened for voting today at the Baram constituency after elections were suspended there due to bad weather. Voters may cast their ballots from 7.30am to 2pm.

Nov 21, 8.23am

Is a PH-BN pact on the way? Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional leaders are expected to meet at the Seri Pacific Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur today at 10am. This is four hours before the deadline set by the YDPA to submit the names of prospective prime minister candidates.

Nov 20, 10.30pm

As Malaysia tries to digest the reality of a potential PN-GPS-GRS government, Anwar Ibrahim informed the press that he is confident in his numbers.

"We have enough 112 seats since yesterday," he said, and advised reporters to wait until the next day.

Nov 20, 9.11pm

In a plot twist, BN Chairman Zahid Hamidi has refuted the claim by GPS, stating that he has not agreed to form a federal government with PN. All BN MPs who won seats had given Zahid the mandate to decide which coalition to work with, which is expected to be either PN (73 seats) or PH (82 seats).

Nov 20, 6.49pm

Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) president, Abang Johari informed the media that GPS will join PN, BN, and GRS to form the federal government. He also added that GPS has agreed to nominate Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister candidate. Meanwhile, Muhyiddin's own statement did not mention BN but says he has obtained support from GPS and GRS. 

Nov 20, 2.21pm

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has ordered the leaders of the winning coalitions to present the name of a Dewan Rakyat member who will potentially be Malaysia's Prime Minister by 2pm tomorrow (Nov 21).

Nov 20, 2.17pm

UMNO information chief Shahril Hamdan has resigned, calling his president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to do the same following BN's failure to capture votes. Noh Omar has also stepped down from his Selangor UMNO chief post, after Zahid dropped him from contesting in GE15.

Nov 20, 8.16am

PN expressed keenness to work with Barisan Nasional (BN) to form the Perak state government.

Nov 20, 4.30am

🗳️ The final, official results of GE15 for 219 parliamentary seats are as follows:
PH = 82
PN = 73
BN = 30
GPS = 22
Oth. = 6
GRS = 6

PH won 82 seats while PN is runner-up with 73. Unfortunately, no coalition has the simple majority (112 seats) to form a Federal Government, resulting in a hung Parliament. According to SPR, results for 3 parliamentary seats, Kota Marudu in Sabah and Baram in Sarawak would not be announced due to weather issues, whereas Padang Serai's polling had been postponed to Dec 7 - making the total seats 219 in today's polling.