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The heart-pumping, week-long political drama full of twists and turns look set to continue. Follow our live updates here.

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9:00am: Political leaders aligned to Bersatu and Muafakat Nasional, start arriving at Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's house ahead of his swearing-in as the nation's eighth Prime Minister.

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(continued) Seen are Gajah MP Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, Bera MP and Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

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(continued) Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali were also seen arriving a few minutes later.

9:45am: Muhyiddin, dressed in a black baju Melayu, leaves for Istana Negara.

9:56am: A convoy of cars belonging to MPs aligned to Muhyiddin seen entering Istana via Gate 2.

10:00am: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Pakatan Harapan would not be attending the swearing-in ceremony. Adds that the King will not see him anymore.

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10:20am: Muhyddin arrives at Istana for his swearing-in ceremony as prime minister.

10:36am: Muhyiddin takes oath as eighth Prime Minister before the King.

11:10am: Several Pakatan MPs, including Khalid Samad seen leaving Yayasan Al-Bukhary.

11.16am: Dr Mahahtir seen leaving Yayasan Al-Bukhary in midst of supporters shouting "Hidup Tun".

11:48am: A video of Dr Mahathir being hugged by his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, is posted on his Instagram account with the caption: "Thank you everyone."

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12:17pm: Muhyiddin returns home after swearing-in ceremony to chants of "Hidup Tan Sri" by supporters. "I will just say thanks to Allah and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the appointment today. I will issue a special statement in the next few hours," he told the media.

12:20pm: Simpang Renggam MP Dr Maszlee Malik, in a Facebook post, says that he changed his mind about supporting Muhyiddin Yassin for prime minister because he did not want to betray the people.

12:30pm: Azmin congratulates Muhyiddin on his appointment as Prime Minister and says: "We are committed to drive economic resilience, guarantee mutual prosperity, safeguard national security and sovereignty, strengthen people's unity and enable institutional reform".

1:00pm: Pakatan Harapan, in a statement, say that the Parliament session on March 9 will be the best way to determine who has the majority support. They claim to have the support of 112 MPs.

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Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman apologises to Malaysians on twitter. " I am sorry for failing you. I tried. I tried to stop them. Sorry Malaysia," he tweeted.

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2:20pm: PKR vice-president Tian Chua, who is aligned to Azmin, was heckled by PKR supporters at the party's headquarters after attending a party meeting. He was slapped a few times by individuals, as they branded him a “pengkhianat” (traitor).

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Later, PKR communications chief Fahmi Fadzil urges authorities to take action against those who assaulted Tian Chua, adding that the party disciplinary board must investigate; action must be taken if they were party members.

2:40pm: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof told Berita Harian that the March 9 Parliament session may be postponed.

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2:45pm: IGP Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador congratulates Muhyiddin on his appointment as Prime Minister.

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3.00pm: Despite the exit of 11 MPs, #PKR president Datuk Seri @anwaribrahim has assured that the party remains intact, following a meeting chaired with its MPs, assemblymen and leaders.

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@anwaribrahim 3.40pm: Members of the public are advised not to attend the protest scheduled to take place in front of Sogo on Sunday evening.

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@anwaribrahim 4.42pm: Police say they have arrested a suspect for assaulting Tian Chua, and are expecting to make more arrests.

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@anwaribrahim 5.46pm: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad meeting with several senior Bersatu leaders at the Perdana Leadership Foundation.

His arrival was greeted with shouts of "Hidup Tun" by more than 20 supporters, Bernama reported.

@anwaribrahim 6pm: Police presence felt at Sogo ahead of planned demonstrations near the shopping mall.

@anwaribrahim 6.10pm: Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg arrived at Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's house.

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