Following Mahathir's resignation, analysts predicted parties will work on realignment in a bid to get a majority in the lower house of the parliament to form a new government.

Professor Azmi Hassan from University of Technology Malaysia said it was less likely that a fresh national polls would be called, but instead a realignment would take place.

"Basically this realignment means that any entity that will form the government will not only consist of the current Pakatan Harapan government but also maybe from Members of Parliament from the opposition."

Azmi also said political parties from the northern Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak would play a critical role in making up any new government, considering the number of seats held by them.

"The East Malaysian parties are the entity to be courted by both sides because they hold a substantial number of Members of Parliament and if any entity will form the government after this, they need the numbers provided by the northern Borneo states," he said.

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