KUALA LUMPUR: State rulers have begun arriving at Istana Negara here today for a special meeting to formulate a resolution to the political crisis which has dogged the nation since the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government on Sunday.
The Malay Rulers are set to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
The constitutional monarch has interviewed almost all MPs over the past two days to determine who commands the confidence of the majority in Parliament.
The Johor palace motorcade was seen entering the main entrance gate of the Istana Negara at 9.32am and with it, came Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.
A larger than usual police presence was also noted by the press.
The Conference of Rulers meeting today is in light of the current political quagmire, triggered by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation as Prime Minister on Monday.
The Rulers and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong are expected to weigh the possibility of a new government or the dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat.
Others expected to attend the meeting include Sultan Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah; Sultan Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin; Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah; and Sultan Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin; as well as Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir; Pahang Acting regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah; and Tengku Mahkota Kelantan Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Sultan Ismail Petra.