<span style="color: #222222;">In Malaysia, interim leader Mahathir Mohamad said that the Lower House of the Parliament will pick a new Prime Minister on ensuing Monday. This decision comes after the king, Sultan Abdullah failed to establish who has majority support following the collapse of the ruling coalition.<br />''<br />''Mr Mahathir had met the king earlier today. He said, the monarch couldn't find a candidate with a clear majority to lead the nation after consulting all 222 lawmakers.<br />''<br />''If the voting ends in an impasse, a snap election will be called.<br />''<br />''A failed bid by Mahathir's supporters to form a new government without his designated successor, Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir's shock resignation have led to the collapse of the ruling alliance and plunged the country into political limbo.</span>