Ex-Malaysia PM Muhyiddin gets his way in Bersatu polls, but headwinds persist to topple Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin Yassin’s hand-picked nominees won the three vice-presidencies in leadership polls on Nov 2, reflecting the former prime minister’s hold on the

embattled opposition party

amid jostling among top leaders and recent defections.

The party’s divisional general meetings that preceded the triennial internal polls saw at least 10 out of close to 200 Bersatu divisions suspended, while dozens of members have quit in Pahang and Johor states. Questions were also raised over the polls result for the youth chief.