KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s former premier Muhyiddin Yassin is unlikely to lose his appeal among the country’s majority Malay voters despite his decision not to quit as the chief of his party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), amid corruption trials.

Analysts say that supporters of Muhyiddin and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition that he leads are likely to view the multiple graft charges initiated against him as being politically motivated, hence justifying his decision to stay on even though the move runs contrary to the coalition’s own anti-corruption image.