BN in midst of finalising cooperation with PH

KUALA LUMPUR - Barisan Nasional (BN) is in the midst of finalising its cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH) to form a new government.

By 2pm, they must inform Istana Negara of the agreed combination of political parties to form the next government and submit the name of the prime minister candidate.

In a Facebook post today, BN stated that a Supreme Council meeting had taken place at the Umno headquaters at Menara Dato' Onn, World Trade Center (WTC), here, today.

The meeting which was attended by the main leadership of the coalition was chaired by the party's president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

It is believed that during the meeting, leaders have signed statutory declarations (SD) to support PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the 10th Prime Minister.

Since 9.40am, today, several BN leaders arrived at Menara Dato' Onn.

Yesterday, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted an extension of the deadline for leaders of political parties and coalitions to inform Istana Negara of the agreed combination of political parties to form the next government and submit the name of the prime minister candidate.

The deadline which was supposed to be at 2pm, yesterday, has been extended to 2pm, today.

The extension was granted upon the request by some political parties.