
Malaysia power struggle set to drag on as king recuperates – AL JAZEERA
Opposition leader’s meeting with King Sultan Abdullah cancelled after monarch taken to hospital for observation.
Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah attend a welcoming ceremony at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on January 31, 2019 [File: Lai Seng Sin/ Reuters]
25 Sep 2020
Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah will not be granting an audience to anyone for a week as he is under observation in hospital, a palace official said on Friday, as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim seeks a meeting with him to form a new government.
Anwar said this week he has secured a “strong, formidable” majority from lawmakers in parliament to remove Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
But he has to convince the king that he has the numbers...