BARISAN Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that Yang di-Pertuan Agong decreed the coalition to be part of a unity government.

Malaysiakini reported that Zahid and other leaders received the decree from the king when they met him early this morning.

“Tuanku’s decree was to form a unity government,” Zahid was quoted as saying by the news portal.

On BN not backing any other political coalition to form the government, Zahid said that it was not part of the king’s order. 

Earlier today morning, Zahid went for the meeting together with his deputy Mohamad Hasan and secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir. 

He spent almost 45 minutes inside the palace. 

Zahid said that the matter would be deliberated by the supreme councils of both Umno and BN later. 

Yesterday, Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, who also met with the king, rejected the advances of forming a unity government with Pakatan Harapan.

Anwar, who similarly met with the Agong, said that besides wanting a unity government, His Majesty also wanted the formation of a strong and formidable government inclusive of all races and religions.

“This allows the government to focus on solving the problems of the people and resuscitating the economy”. – November 23, 2022.