“Considering the political turmoil in Peninsular Malaysia, GPS is of the opinion that the people’s mandate should be respected,” he said in a statement.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has given party leaders and heads of coalitions until 2pm today to propose their prime ministerial candidate.

Abang Johari said the interests of the country should be prioritised to form a stable government that focuses on the people’s needs.

Perikatan Nasional insists that it has the support of 112 MPs – a simple majority to form the government – and claimed that it had submitted 112 statutory declarations to the King.

Yesterday, Abang Johari was reported to have said that GPS will form the federal government with PN, Barisan Nasional and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).

However, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said BN has never negotiated with GPS or PN on the matter.

Yesterday, Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that PH and BN were in negotiations to jointly form the federal government.

According to MIC president SA Vigneswaran, BN is still mulling between forming the government with PH or PN.

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