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KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has left Istana Negara after an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this morning.
His meeting with Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah lasted an hour.
Muhyiddin’s car was seen leaving the palace’s main gate at 8.55am. The Bersatu president arrived at Istana Negara at 7.54am.
He is the first of a line of leaders from various political entities to be invited for discussions with the king.
PKR president and Port Dickson MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived next, with his vehicle entering Gate 2 at 10.37am.
Armed police kept members of the media, who had gathered from as early as 7.30am, back when Anwar’s car approached the palace entrance.
Among those reported to have been invited and expected to have separate audiences with Sultan Abdullah over the next two days are PAS president and Marang MP Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, as well as Pejuang chairman, Langkawi MP and former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
DAP in a 9.35am tweet said its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, has been summoned for an audience with the king this evening.
It is believed that Lim arrived at Istana Negara at 1.57pm. His party colleague, Steven Sim, was spotted in the front passenger seat of a white Toyota Vellfire.
Amanah president and Kota Raja MP Mohamad Sabu arrived at the palace at 3pm sharp in a white Honda CRV. He was in the front passenger seat.
It was reported that Warisan president and former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, too, has been called in, although the time and date of his meeting have yet to be confirmed.
The Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office this morning said the Agong has granted an audience via videoconference on June 14 to the presidents of Gabungan Parti Sarawak parties.
The Vibes on Monday reported that the Agong has invited all political party leaders to discuss the end of the emergency and reopening of Parliament in August.
It is understood that His Majesty was seeking counsel from his fellow Malay rulers on whether he should meet all MPs to ascertain if the present leadership and Perikatan Nasional government still hold the parliamentary majority.
It is believed that the Conference of Rulers is of the opinion that with the worrying number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities, and a healthcare system that is on the brink of collapse, it is evident that the emergency declared on January 12, and which is scheduled to end on August 1, is ineffective. – The Vibes, June 9, 2021
