Anwar to be sworn in Thursday

Newly-elected Permatang Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be taking his oath in Dewan Rakyat on Thursday.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia made the announcement when the sitting resumed at 10am Wednesday.

The Speaker's office confirmed receiving the letter from the Election Commission on the Permatang Pauh by-election result on Wednesday morning.

This means Anwar will be able to attend the Parliament sitting starting Thursday and he will in the House for the tabling of the Budget on Friday.

At a press conference later, Pandikar said he had yet to receive any letter from the opposition parties on the post of Opposition Leader.

"I am still waiting to hear from the opposition parties,'' said Pandikar, adding that the EC was very efficient, notifying him of the by-election result within a short period of time.
Pandikar also said Anwar has been informed of the oath-taking ceremony.
At the Parliament Lobby, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said PKR, DAP and PAS will be sending a letter to Pandikar to appoint Anwar as the Opposition Leader.

Anwar on Tuesday won the Permatang Pauh by-election by a resounding 15,671 majority, beating Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah who only managed 15,524 votes and Akim’s Hanafi Hamat who got 92 votes.