As Muhyiddin seeks mandate to lead Malaysia, will Perikatan back him as PM?
Umno and PAS were more likely to be responsible for any PN victory in the general election instead of Muhyiddin’s Bersatu.
(MMO) – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin emerged seemingly out of left field to become the prime minister in March after what was initially believed to be a power struggle between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in February.
Since then, the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president has had to repeatedly defend the legitimacy of his administration that came to power without a single ballot cast.
Now, Muhyiddin is said to be contemplating an early general election to secure his personal mandate to continue leading the country as prime minister.
However, as his Bersatu is the fledgling within Perikatan Nasional, questions have been asked whether the informal coalition, that includes the much larger and older Umno, will support him to remain in the role should it win the general election.
