If you haven’t heard, Anwar recently claimed that he has the power to form the next government without the need for a snap election.

“Conclusively, we have a strong, formidable majority. We are not talking four or five (majority) we are talking much more than that.”

He mentioned that he has close to two-third support, which is a lot considering that you just need more than half to be a majority. He declined to reveal the number, saying that Agong should be the first person to know it first.

He added that he will be seeking an audience with the Agong (king) soon regarding the matter.

There’s even a list of MPs who supports Anwar in his bid for prime ministership circulating on the internet.

Except, some MPs whose names on the list took offence to their inclusion and decided it needs a police report.

Some MPs Lodged Police Report, Claiming That They’ve Not Supported Anwar as M’sia Next PM

Several UMNO MPs have lodged police reports against claims that they support Anwar’s bid as the next Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Arau MP Shahidan Kassim, who was on self-quarantine at home, had directed his assistant to lodge a police report on his behalf.

He told the media that he has not received any calls, nor was he approached regarding the matter before his name made its way onto the list.

Datuk Seri Shahidan, who’s a self-proclaimed party man, says he’ll only follow the decisions of the party.

Seeing how UMNO members still hold cabinet positions, it shows that the party still supports Perikatan Nasional.

If not, UMNO members wouldn’t be able to hold cabinet positions anymore.

Shahidan also went one step further and pointed out how irresponsible Anwar is currently being by inviting political instability into the country.

Of the 121 political members who supposedly support Anwar in his bid for the head honcho position, 22 of them are from UMNO.

15 of them have denied any claims of supporting Anwar.

Some said that they were not even approached or informed about the matter.

So, What’s Next?

It’s up to Agong now.

According to reports, Anwar is seeking an audience with the Agong of Malaysia, and what happens next will be decided upon by the king.

He could call for an election (a.k.a a snap election) by dissolving the parliament. According to Malaysia laws, an election must be called within 60 days of the parliament dissolving.

Alternatively, he could also bring the next parliamentary seating forward and call for a no-confidence vote.

And finally, he can simply appoint someone else as prime minister. When Dr Mahathir first stepped down back in Feb 2020, the king spoke to all 222 lawmakers to determine who they would follow before appointing the current prime minister, PM Muhyiddinm, to his current position.

Whichever it is, you can be sure that it’s going to be more exciting than The House of Cards.

To read more about potential-PM Anwar’s claims and why it could work (if he really have the support of the MPs), you can check this article where we simplify everything for you here.