Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin’s “compromise” team consisting of Ronald Kiandee, Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, and Ahmad Faizal Azumu have won vice-president positions in the party election.

They triumphed over the other contenders, namely Selangor Bersatu deputy chief Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah, Bersatu information chief Razali Idris, and Batu Kawan Bersatu chief Aziss Zainal Abidin.

Leaders aligned with former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali - who formed his so-called “cartel” - were also elected to the supreme council.

They are Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah and Taman Medan assemblyperson Dr Afif Bahardin.

Prior speculation indicated that the polls for the supreme council and divisional leadership posts for the 2024-2027 term involved two factions - one led by Hamzah Zainudin, who is now the party’s deputy president, and that of Azmin’s.

This is in line with Muhyiddin’s announcement in July about a “formula” for the party’s top five positions to ensure unity.

He had also said Azmin would be offered the secretary-general position, but there was no mention of this today.

Bersatu election committee chairperson Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi (front row, third from right) along with other Bersatu members

Also elected to the supreme council were Tanah Merah MP Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz, Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, and former Johor menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal.

Bersatu election committee chairperson Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi presented the results to the media this afternoon at the party’s headquarters in Petaling Jaya.

Last month, Wan Fayhsal claimed that Muhyiddin was “deeply upset and disappointed” that several members of the supreme council had been working to undermine the agreed upon compromise plan.

Earlier that day, Utusan Malaysia reported Faizal as acknowledging the existence of factionalism within the party as some members seem to be aligning themselves with certain leaders to protect their political survival.

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