Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim to meet king in decades-long push to become PM

Opposition leader, who has been on the brink of power several times, claims to have enough support to lead, but doubts persist

Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, will at last be granted an audience with the king on Tuesday, a meeting his supporters hope could lead to the culmination of his decades-long quest to lead the country.

Anwar stated last month that he had majority support from lawmakers required to form a new government, but an earlier meeting was postponed because the king was in poor health.