KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king did not have a choice but to agree to the prime minister's request to return the mandate to the people, the palace said on Monday, after Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved parliament.
King Al-Sultan Abdullah had expressed disappointment with current political developments and hoped the election commission would hold polls as soon as possible, the palace said in a statement.
(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Ed Davies)
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