KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim declined to provide insight into the meeting of his party’s lawmakers with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah but said he was “confident” about the outcome.

When pressed for any comment about the current political uncertainty, he said more information would be revealed via official channels.

“Wait for the press conference at 4.30pm by Pakatan Harapan (PH). Be patient.”

“Alhamdulillah, I’m always confident,” he answered when asked whether he was among those nominated to be the next prime minister and if he was confident of his chances.

He then said the bipartisan statutory declarations (SD) supporting Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to remain as the prime minister were no longer valid.

His remark dovetails with that of others who said the matter now rested in the hands of the Agong.

“I will leave it to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s discretion,” Anwar said.

Later, PH released a statement confirming that its lawmakers have nominated Anwar over Dr Mahathir to be the prime minister, despite previously asserting they would support the latter.

The coalition explained that it altered its position after Dr Mahathir refused to attend the PH presidential council meeting on Monday, which he was invited to chair despite Bersatu’s departure.

The coalition delayed the release of the statement until after the interim PM addressed the nation via live telecast, during which he asked for the chance to lead a non-partisan government.

The developments left the country further still from a resolution as neither men appeared to have the support of enough lawmakers to become the PM outright.