Premier Alan Carpenter has retained his party's leadership after a meeting of cabinet ministers today as the Liberal Party closes in on Labor in the crucial seat of Albany.
Mr Carpenter met the ministers to brief them on the progress of his negotiations with the Nationals to form a minority government.
Mr Carpenter has this week been holding discussions with Nationals leader Brendon Grylls, who is using the party's "royalties for regions" plan as a bargaining tool in deciding which major party the Nationals will support.
The Nationals appear certain to hold the balance of power in the new parliament and a meeting of the party's state council on Sunday is expected to decide whether the Liberals or the governing Labor party will form government.
Attorney-General and Health Minister Jim McGinty emerged from the meeting to say Mr Carpenter had been given "unanimous support" ahead of a caucus meeting to be held at 3pm (WST) today.
Mr Grylls has said Mr Carpenter must be retained as leader if he is to continue his negotiations with the Labor party.
The outcome of the election hinges on the Nationals and the outcome of several crucial seats.
Labor Party sources say both major parties are even in the seat of Albany. Yesterday afternoon, it was understood that Labor was ahead by just 20 votes.
Meanwhile the ALP say they are 90 votes behind in the seat of Riverton.
According to Liberal Party sources, they believe the party is 28 votes behind in Albany while strengthening its lead in the seats of Wanneroo by 277 votes and Riverton by 66 votes.