GE14 | Chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa says that the "government" has set today and tomorrow as public holidays.

The announcement came after a request from Pakatan Harapan's prime minister-designate Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had sought consent from the palace.

Mahathir will only seek an audience with the palace for swearing in later today.

"It is informed that the government has set Thursday and Friday, May 10 and 11, 2018, as a public holiday for the whole country in conjunction with the 14th general election.

"For states that have Friday and Saturday as a weekend, Sunday, May 13, will be a public holiday," Ali said in a statement today.

Prior to the general election, Harapan had promised to declare Thursday and Friday as public holidays if the coalition won Putrajaya.

Harapan has won a total 113 parliamentary seats, forming a simple majority in Parliament.

Together with its allies Warisan, which won eight seats and a Harapan-backed independent in Batu, they collectively have 122 seats, which is sufficient to form a stable government.