00:00Two analysts have interpreted Hamza Zainudi's expression of readiness to succeed Bersatu
00:06Party President Muhyiddin Yassin as a gentlemanly yet firm message of the need for a leadership
00:11change.
00:13University Technology Malaysia's Mazlan Ali said the statement by Hamza, the party's
00:18deputy president, could also be viewed as a subtle nudge for Muhyiddin to step aside
00:22and facilitate a smooth transition.
00:24Mazlan, however, told FMT that Hamza had unwittingly piled additional pressure on Muhyiddin who
00:31knows he must step down as president to avoid internal divisions within Bersatu and a strain
00:36of the party's relations with PAS.
00:39He went on to predict that Muhyiddin would likely pass the baton to Hamza before the 16th
00:44general election.
00:46In an interview with BFM last week, Hamza claimed that Muhyiddin intends to hand over the Bersatu
00:51presidency to him once he decides to step down.
00:54Meanwhile, Academy News Antares Azmi Hassan described Hamza's remarks as a tactic to
00:58pressure Muhyiddin into committing to a leadership transition timeline.
01:03He said it was a pre-emptive strike to force Muhyiddin to transfer the power to him because
01:08there are rumors that Muhyiddin prefers Secretary General Azmin Ali to take over.
01:13Narmatha Raja, FMT
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