The leadership tussle in Malaysia remained deadlocked after Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief Muhyiddin Yassin rejected the prospect of working with rival Pakatan Harapan (PH) in a cross-coalition unity government as requested by Malaysia’s King on Tuesday.

Malaysia’s two biggest political rivals both claimed they had enough support to form a government on Sunday morning, the day after an election that failed to deliver a simple majority.