BN back to drawing board after palace seeks unity govt

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has decreed that BN’s 30 MPs must take part in a unity government, said BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Zahid told Malaysiakini that he and two other top coalition leaders received the decree when they were granted an audience at Istana Negara this morning.

“Tuanku’s decree was to form a unity government,” Zahid told Malaysiakini.

When asked if BN will stand by its position not to back any other political coalition in forming the federal government, Zahid replied: “That is not Tuanku’s order”.

Zahid, along with his deputy Mohamad Hasan and BN secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir, were granted an audience by the Agong this morning at 10.30am.

This audience was in lieu of another audience sought by the Agong with 30 BN MPs.

Following the decree this morning, Zahid said the matter would be deliberated by the Umno supreme council and later the BN supreme council.

The Umno supreme council is set to meet at 8pm tonight, followed by the BN supreme council.

Yesterday, Perikatan Nasional’s Muhyiddin Yassin also revealed that the Agong was seeking a unity government.

However, Muhyiddin said he had informed the Agong that his coalition could not work with Pakatan Harapan.

Currently, BN’s 30 MPs are the deciding factor on whether Harapan or PN can form the new federal government.

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