Mahathir to seek audience with Agong
10 May 2018 / 17:01 H.
Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad holds up a document addressed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 10, 2018. — AFP
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will seek an audience with the Agong today.
"Whether if he will be sworn in as the prime minister is yet to be known," a source from the coalition said when contacted.
Earlier, it was reported that the swearing-in ceremony Mahathir will not be held today, Istana Negara has said.
When contacted, a spokesperson from the palace told theSun that the inauguration ceremony would not be today.
"I have no confirmation when it will be held, whether tomorrow or next week. Once we have any updates, we will notify the media," the spokesperson said.
In the wee hours in the morning, a jubilant Mahathir told the nation that he would be sworn in as the prime minister by the Agong.