Perikatan Nasional has unanimously agreed to nominate Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as its prime minister candidate to ensure continuity of the former ruling coalition's policies, says its coalition chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Muhyiddin, who is also caretaker Prime Minister and Bersatu president, on Thursday (Aug 19) said all 50 Perikatan MPs, as well as four Perikatan-friendly independents, had handed over statutory declarations (SDs) naming Ismail Sabri as their choice to Istana Negara on Wednesday, adding that he also negotiated with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) to make the same choice.

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