Malaysian Prime Minister-elect, Mahathir Mohamad, 92, has revealed his expectation to be sworn in as prime minister later  today after his remarkable election win, adding there was an “urgency” for him to assume the  office.

“We expect today for me to be sworn in as prime minister,” he told a press conference, addressing concerns over a delay by saying that some “confusion” over the process had now been cleared up.

“We hope by 5:00 pm (0900 GMT) today we will have a prime minister. Any delay means there is no government. If there is no government there is no law or any institutions.”

Mahathir stormed to an unexpected victory early this morning  at the head of an alliance packed with parties that opposed him during his two decades in power, toppling the long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

The former strongman came out of retirement to take on his former protege, scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak.