Pakatan Harapan's presidential council will hold an emergency meeting tonight, wherein DAP has pledged to nominate Dr Mahathir Mohamad to continue on as prime minister.

In a statement today after chairing a long DAP leadership meeting, party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said his party commends Mahathir for refusing to work with Umno because the latter is corrupt.

"I had seen Tun (Mahathir) this morning at his residence and was surprised when he informed me of his intention to resign....