The Yang di-Pertuan Agong handing out food packages to media personnel outside Istana Negara on Monday. – AMIRUL SYAFIQ/THESUNIt is a very wise move for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to consent to extending the deadline to 2pm today for political parties and coalition leaders to submit their proposed coalition to form the new government and name their prime minister candidate, say political analysts.
“Perak forming the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional unity government presents a strong indication that the two coalitions will cooperate at the federal level too. The coalitions that form the government must look into both manifestos and combine them. They should also figure out ways to move forward with the new manifesto based on doing the best for the people.
“The hung parliament has shown Malaysians how every vote matters. A seat may change hands with a few hundred, sometimes just dozens of votes and one seat may change the composition of the government.