I’ll contest whatever post Muhyiddin tells me to, says Hamzah
The Bersatu secretary-general says he is committed to ensuring that Muhyiddin Yassin remains party president for another term.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin will not be contesting a higher post in the party’s coming elections without the green light from his president Muhyiddin Yassin.
Hamzah, who is also the opposition leader, said he was aware that Muhyiddin had mentioned him as among those who could potentially lead Bersatu, and even the country, in the future.
However, the Larut MP told FMT he was committed to ensuring that Muhyiddin gets to serve as Bersatu president for another term.
“If the president says, Hamzah, it’s time for you to throw your hat in the ring, only then can I talk about contesting (in the party elections). Even then, I will wait for his signal on which post to contest. If he doesn’t say, I’ll remain as secretary-general.
“But if anyone wants to go up against (Muhyiddin), I will ensure that our current president remains in the top post,” said Hamzah, who is also the Perikatan Nasional secretary-general.
He was commenting on his future in Bersatu, which is expected to hold elections for its Supreme Council and division leaders this year, having postponed the polls for 18 months since May 2023.
The party president is said to likely be Perikatan Nasional’s prime ministerial candidate in the next general election.
At Bersatu’s annual general assembly in November, Muhyiddin announced that he would not defend his position, leading to speculation that Hamzah would succeed him. However, the former prime minister later backtracked on his decision.
Muhyiddin is expected to retain the Bersatu presidency uncontested in the coming party elections.
He has been the party’s president since its inception in 2016, when former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was its chairman.
Following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government in February 2020, Muhyiddin retained the presidency uncontested before Bersatu amended its constitution to abolish the chairman’s post several months later.
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