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Top Malaysian opposition party Bersatu faces leadership tussle involving founding president

Bersatu’s founding president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (centre), shocked many when he announced he would not defend the post, a decision he later rescinded. PHOTO: BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR – Opposition party Bersatu, which is aiming to become a lead party governing Malaysia by the next general election, is facing a leadership tussle ahead of its second internal polls in 2024.

Faced with a potentially tough fight to retain his post in the 2024 party polls, Bersatu’s founding president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, a former Malaysian prime minister, shocked many by announcing on Nov 24 that he would not defend the post.

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