Barisan coalition will not support a government that is led by ex-PM Muhyiddin Yassin's alliance, its biggest component party says, though it makes no reference to Anwar.
As the country's constitutional monarch, King Al Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah plays a largely ceremonial role but can appoint a premier he believes will command a majority in parliament.
Mahathir Mohamad, also known as the 'Father of Modern Malaysia', suffers first electoral defeat in more than half a century after coming in fourth in a five-way fight in the country's general elections.
The longest serving Malaysian leader shrugs off suggestion that he should retire due to his old age.
Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who resigned last month, cautioned that the party accused of graft at 1MDB was back in power. At least six countries are investigating financial crimes at 1MDB, founded by then-premier Najib Raza.
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