Faizal as DPM? Bersatu factions make their choices known

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KUALA LUMPUR – While the prime minister’s job looks all but certain to go to Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, it appears to be a free-for-all in the race to become his deputy.

Rumours have it that the post will be given to Bersatu, the party with the second-largest parliamentary representation in the bloc after Umno and headed by caretaker prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Already, a number of party leaders are said to be fighting over the post and have offered themselves as candidates, provided that Ismail Sabri is appointed prime minister.

Multiple sources confirmed that Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin and supreme council members Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof are vying for the position.

Redzuan, however, told The Vibes that the party has yet to put forward a name.

With the battle for the No. 2 position intensifying, Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu appears to have emerged as an unlikely candidate.

Two party insiders confirmed that a number of Bersatu members are pushing for Faizal’s candidacy.

They believe that the deputy prime minister’s post should be given to him by virtue of his seniority in the party.


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