Najib Razak, Malaysia’s prime minister, delivered an address on Thursday after his ruling coalition lost its firm grip on power in an election.
The incumbent leader said he accepted the verdict of the vote, and asserted that there had been no fraud in the election. Najib said no individual party had achieved a simple majority, so it will fall to the country’s king to decide who will be appointed the next prime minister.
Najib said, however, that there will be change for the country, and he is committed to ensure a resolution.
“I accept, and my friends also accept, the verdict that has been delivered by the people,” he said, according to a translation of the address, noting that his coalition was committed to respecting the principles of democratic parliament.
“And because no party has gotten a simple majority, therefore the king will be making a decision as to who will be the prime minister,” he added.
