How Zahid out-manoeuvered Muhyiddin: Star columnist

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The writer explains three moves by Barisan Nasional chairman Zahid Hamidi that knocked Perikatan Nasional head Muhyiddin's chances of becoming PM. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - With 114 SDs signed in support of Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister, Team Muhyiddin was overconfident that he would be sworn in as PM on Monday .

With 114 out of 220 MPs, they expected Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin to be sworn in as PM at around 5pm that day. Umno, with 26 MPs, was split between Team Zahid, which was pro-Anwar as PM, and Team anti-Zahid, which was pro-Muhyiddin as PM. The second punch came when Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan stated that Perikatan and Pakatan should consider setting up a government instead and Barisan was prepared to be the Opposition.

 

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