<span style="color: #222222;">Malaysia's King, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, held  unusual consultations with lawmakers for a second day today to resolve a political vacuum caused by the abrupt collapse of the ruling coalition and the resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.<br />'' <br />''The King met with 83 lawmakers yesterday and is meeting the remaining 139 today to determine who they support as Prime Minister and to ascertain whether they want fresh elections.<br />''<br />''Earlier, the King had dissolved the Cabinet but reappointed Mahathir as interim leader. </span><br />