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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Rozanna Latiff, Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi

Malaysia king to choose prime minister in post-election crisis

Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah smiles outside the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will pick the next prime minister soon after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in an inconclusive election on Saturday.

The vote resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament, with neither opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim nor former premier Muhyiddin Yassin winning the simple majority needed to form a government.

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