Anwar to make 'important announcement' at 2pm (Oct 13)

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to hold a press conference at 2pm today (Oct 13) following his audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

An invitation sent by PKR information director Fahmi Fadzil to press members said that Anwar will be holding a special press conference at 2pm regarding “an important announcement”, following his audience with the King which ended 11.30am at Istana Negara.

“Please be informed that Anwar will be holding a special press conference regarding an important announcement post-audience with His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, ” he said.

The press conference is scheduled to be held at Le Meridien Hotel.

Fahmi also urged members of the media to adhere to all Covid-19 SOPs (standard operating procedures).

Speculation is rife that Anwar has more than 120 statutory declarations (SDs) from MPs in support of his bid to be the next prime minister.

Multiple party sources have however denied any knowledge of the numbers in support of Anwar, saying that the PKR president had kept his “cards close to his chest”.

However, critics are disputing that Anwar has adequate support to be premier, as PAS, Barisan Nasional, Parti Bersatu Sabah and even Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new party Pejuang, had come out to declare that all of their MPs will abstain from supporting Anwar as prime minister.

The Perikatan Nasional government currently rules on a two-seat majority with 113 out of the 222 MPs.

Pakatan Harapan Plus, on the other hand, has 108 MPs, following the death of Parti Warisan Sabah Batu Sapi MP Datuk Liew Vui Keong, the former law minister.