KUALA LUMPUR — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday (Feb 23) he considers himself to have been betrayed.

In a Facebook Live broadcast, Mr Anwar said that while no official announcement would be made on Sunday, he was informed that the treachery was complete.

“We were shocked today by developments that, to me, were a betrayal because promises were made,” he said.

The PKR president also joked with attendees of the prayer session at his home that while he might not be the country’s eighth prime minister, he might still be its ninth.

Speculation erupted on Sunday that Bersatu, the United Malays National Organisation, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, Gabungan Parti Sarawak and Parti Warisan Sabah will form a new coalition government with the PKR faction aligned with Mr Azmin Ali.

The presidents of all five parties as well as Mr Azmin were also granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this evening.

However, an aide to Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the press that the prime minister is not scheduled to make any announcement on Sunday night.

On Friday, Pakatan Harapan convened a rare meeting of its presidential council that was meant to fix a date for Dr Mahathir’s departure as the prime minister.

However, the event ended in a stalemate after Dr Mahathir’s party threatened to withdraw from the coalition unless he is allowed to choose when he will relinquish the position. MALAY MAIL