Bersatu’s fate tied to Muhyiddin’s future, say analysts

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PETALING JAYA: Bersatu will lose power if party president Muhyiddin Yassin resigns as prime minister.

Several analysts agree on this, noting that the party’s grassroots support is not strong enough for it to depend on.

Sivamurugan Pandian of Universiti Sains Malaysia said Bersatu would survive only as long as the prime minister was from the party. Without that advantage, it would have to look at alternatives to remain in mainstream politics, he added.

He said some ex-Umno and ex-PKR MPs now in Bersatu might want to return to their former parties but he told FMT he did not think all of them would be welcomed back.

Another analyst, Azmi Hassan, said Bersatu would lose much of its significance if Muhyiddin resigned since Cabinet positions would be given to other parties even if it were to become part of a new government.


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