GE15 Malaysia Votes: Update 10

Malaysia faces the prospect of a hung Parliament even after the 15th general election that saw encouraging voter turnout, with both Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional claiming to possess the numbers to form a federal government.   

 

Announcing to the media early this morning at 3 AM, PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin claimed he has received a letter from Istana Negara informing him of the prerequisites that need to be fulfilled to form the next federal government. 

 

However, just half an hour later, PH held a press conference where Anwar Ibrahim cryptically declared that the pact are ready to form the federal government and had already crossed the 112 simple majority line – without revealing his exact numbers, or from where. 

 

[Methinks, Anwar is on the verge of making a deal with BN. Malaysians shouldn't be surprised. That's the only way PH can form a government].

 

According to Malay Mail, PH could only win 82 seats, down from the 91 they held prior to the Parliament’s dissolution – and a far cry from the 121 they won with Bersatu as their component and ally in the historic 14th general election.