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Anwar, Muhyiddin seek support in Malaysia as deadline extended

Malaysia's members of parliament have been given until 2pm on Tuesday to advise the king of their preferred choice of leader [Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin have each said they have enough support among legislators to form a new government after the weekend’s hotly-contested election failed to resolve the political uncertainty that has plagued the Southeast Asian nation in recent years.

Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition came out on top in Saturday’s election with 82 seats, and he announced shortly afterwards that the coalition had the numbers to lead.

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