As the members of parliament gather at Istana Negara today, with a total of 114 members of parliament expected to have their audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in five separate batches, updates from all parties and recognisable names have made an appearance in the headlines today.
Here’s a complete rundown:
Ismail Sabri receives unanimous backing from UMNO.
On August 17, the UMNO supreme council has unanimously decided to nominate Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the party’s sole candidate for prime minister.
With the backing of all 42 UMNO and BN MPs, Ismail Sabri is on course to become the next prime minister with 115 MPs on his side barring any last minute changes.
According to one Umno source, the decision to back Ismail Sabri was made to avoid a further split in the party.
It is understood that a handful of UMNO MPs initially backed several other candidates, before ultimately deciding to…