KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday, news portal MalaysiaKini reported, after he lost his majority due to infighting in the ruling coalition. The resignation, if confirmed, would end a tumultuous 17 months in office for Muhyiddin but also bring more uncertainty to Malaysia as the country grapples with a Covid-19 surge and economic downturn..
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday, news portal MalaysiaKini reported, after he lost his majority due to infighting in the ruling coalition.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will step down on Monday, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Sunday. The resignation, if confirmed, could end months of political turmoil facing the Southeast Asian nation, which is already battling record high COVID-19 infections and an economic downturn from multiple lockdowns. But it is not clear who would form the next government as no party has a clear majority in parliament. It would be up to the constitutional monarch, King Al-Sultan Abdullah, to decide what happens next. Here are the possible scenarios: INTERIM GOVERNMENT The king can appoint an interim premier from among lawmakers, including Muhyiddin himself, until a permanent successor is found. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy and the king has the power to appoint as prime minister a lawmaker whom he believes can command a majority. ELECTIONS Muhyiddin can advise the king to dissolve parliament and call for early polls. But elections are unlikely in t
Under Malaysia’s constitution, the prime minister must resign if he loses majority support and the king can appoint a new leader who he believes has the confidence of Parliament.