00:00Political analysts believe that Persatu President Muhyiddin Yassin's sedition charge and the
00:07party's embarrassing defeat in the Ninggeri by-election will not alter its plans at its
00:13elections next month.
00:15Under the plan which Muhyiddin mooted in July, he will stay on as party president while incumbent
00:21Deputy President Ahmad Faizal Azumu will step down and make way for Hamza Zainuddin, the
00:26Perpasatu's secretary-general, to assume his post.
00:30Muhyiddin also proposed that Selangor opposition leader Azmin Ali be offered the secretary-general's
00:36position.
00:37Mazlan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said Muhyiddin will likely retain the leadership
00:43as there does not appear to be any other leader capable of replacing him at the top of the
00:48party.
00:49He said Muhyiddin still holds significant influence and unless the court finds him guilty,
00:54the sedition charge will not prevent him from remaining as president.
00:59Similarly, National Professors' Council fellow Azmi Hassan said he does not see any sign
01:05that the longtime Pagoh MP and former Prime Minister will step down as Persatu president.
01:10Azmi said many Persatu leaders and members still view the sedition charge as being politically
01:16motivated and will not change the party's strategy of keeping Muhyiddin as president
01:21and Hamza as deputy president.
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