An opposition leader who did not want to be named said leaders of coalition partners PKR, DAP and Amanah were told today about the impending meeting.

A Pejuang insider said the meeting was scheduled to take place at 2pm. Umno, DAP and Pejuang insiders were also quoted separately as saying their party leaders had been informed about the meeting.

Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Harun and Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim are expected to have an audience with the King tomorrow before the party leaders are called in.

An opposition party leader was quoted by Malaysia Insight as saying that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong wanted to meet all party leaders together at the same time.

The consultation with party leaders will be the second time that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has exercised his constitutional prerogative to decide who should be appointed as prime minister.

In February and March last year, following the resignation of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government, Sultan Abdullah called in political party leaders and MPs individually to determine which MP would command a parliamentary majority.

Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin was offered the position, and a new government formed with his allies in the PN coalition. Muhyiddin resigned today, after 17 months in office.

Among those speculated to succeed Muhyiddin are Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is an Umno vice-president, as well as Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is PH chairman and PKR president, is the main opposition candidate; however, he would need the support of Mahathir and Warisan chief Mohd Shafie Apdal to stand a chance.