Bersatu, a party in the PN alliance, is riven by a succession fight between its two top leaders ahead of the next general election
Bersatu, or the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, sits at the core of Perikatan Nasional (PN), a conservative alliance whose appeal surged in the 2022 polls and became the biggest opposition after a hung parliament produced a unity government led by Anwar.
The immediate trigger is a disciplinary summons issued to Hamzah, who is also Malaysia’s parliamentary opposition leader. A notice dated February 6 said Bersatu’s disciplinary board had received written complaints and wanted Hamzah to explain allegations linked to attempts to undermine the party leadership.
It warned that in the event of his failure to attend a February 12 hearing, the board could decide the case without further reference to him.
Hamzah’s allies have rallied behind him amid talk that groundwork is being laid for him to be suspended or expelled.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
