The fractious 2023 contest required more rounds of voting than any speaker election since the Civil War in the 1860s.

He won 147 votes against Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad who obtained 74.

The first meeting of the first session of the 15th Parliament will run for two days beginning today and include the swearing-in of MPs, as well as the election of Dewan Rakyat deputy speakers.

The faction in Umno that propelled Anwar Ibrahim to power is worried that the first vote when Parliament convenes tomorrow will look bad for the government.

Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to a San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for a skull fracture and injuries to his right arm and hands.

This comes after the Umno leader openly called on the prime minister to replace the attorney-general with 'one of our own'.

Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin says Wong Kah Woh 'added salt and pepper' to the standing orders on the matter.

DAP says it is prepared to throw its support behind the Umno MP, hoping to remove Azhar Harun as Dewan Rakyat speaker.

Azhar Harun says he did not interfere in any way with the motions which were left to his deputy for a decision.

Azhar Harun says any decision on the matter will be made by his deputies.

Azhar Harun responds to the Gua Musang MP who had accused him of breaking his oath of office.

He also says there are constitutional issues involved in the suggestion for virtual Dewan Rakyat sittings.