Bersatu has rejected the notion that a prime minister candidate must be 70 years old or younger, as proposed by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang at the Islamist party’s muktamar last week.

Bersatu information chief Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz said there is no problem with a leader over 70 becoming prime minister, as long as they are capable.

“I think the prime minister (Anwar Ibrahim) himself looks like...