As it turned out, Pakatan Harapan won the biggest majority by securing 82 seats in the 15th general election. The coalition that came in second, which managed to obtain 73 seats, is Perikatan Nasional (PN).

PAS, which is well known for its ultra-conservativeness and its extreme brand of politics, is also part of PN.  What is the best formula for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to find a viable solution in order to resolve the current political impasse?

It goes without saying, any solution to the present political stand-off must be able to operate within the paradigm of Article 43 (2) (a) of the Federal Constitution. 

I submit with the greatest respect that the king reserves the discretionary power to appoint Anwar as the prime minister despite the fact that Harapan only garnered 82 seats, assuming BN agrees to support him as the PM. At present, BN has 29 seats in Parliament, making the former ruling coalition the kingmaker.

If Harapan has no qualms in supporting BN/Umno in Perak to lead the state government and appointing an Umno menteri besar, despite the fact that the party merely represents a tiny majority, it would be mindboggling if BN/Umno were reluctant to support Anwar and Harapan, in return.

Proarte : It is becoming quite clear that "Ketuanan Melayu dan Islam" has defined the politics of Malaysia and continues to do so. This would explain why a Christian majority state like Sarawak with a Muslim leader ( for the past 55 years ) in a hung parliament scenario, has with alacrity offered Sarawak's support to bring to power PN which has extremist PAS as the dominant partner.

This is a party whose leader has openly said that non-Muslims must be "Pak Turut" to Muslims. His party's aim is to dispense with our Constitution and institute Syariah as the supreme law of the land. Non-Malays and Non-Muslims are allowed to live in Malaysia and even prosper as long there is this tacit acceptance of Malay/Muslim supremacy.

Any rejection of this will lead to threats of violence and instability as we saw on the social media before and even after the elections. It is my personal belief that our Constitutional Monarchy is under threat with PAS being given the reins of power and they must not have the opportunity. There is no role for the monarchy in an Islamic State where the Muslim clerics are the rulers.

Malaysia is a multi-racial and multi-religious country. The Agung must represent all its people, regions and religions. As such favouring PAS to form the government just would not make sense and will lead to long term problems for Malaysia. PH has the support of the non-Malays, namely the Chinese community who are vital for the economy. They contribute to 90% of taxes in the country but they will be left out if the Agung favours a PN/BN/GPS configuration.

As it is, there has been an exodus of over 1 million Chinese who were among the best and the brightest to other nations, seeking a dignified life as equal citizens. See what benefits this exodus has done to Singapore - from a relatively poor Island State turned into the richest country in the world whose currency is more than 3x ours.

Despite being a majority Chinese country, it has elected a Malay to be the Speaker of its parliament, Indians and a tudung clad Malay lady to be its President. When will Malaysia follow the Singapore model? Why let it be run by racist and religiously bigoted Kleptocrats?

The Agung of Malaysia has a major role in determining our future and I sincerely hope his Royal Highness will see himself as an impartial and just arbiter who takes into consideration the rights of all the races and religions in Malaysia and will not assist in bringing to power a party namely PAS, which wants to deny the rights of others and dismantle our Constitutional Monarchy as its long term aim.