Bersatu’s deepening internal turmoil could doom the party before the next general election if its leadership crisis remains unresolved, political analysts say.
Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said the party was facing an existential threat, with internal bickering having reached a point of no return.
“I think it’s going to be very difficult for Bersatu to hold together, not only before GE16, but in the next few months. The bickering is going to be very open right now, asking for the current president to step down,” he told FMT.
Azmi said Muhyiddin Yassin should have stepped down when he first announced he would not defend the Bersatu presidency, “but then he turned back 180 degrees”.
“If he had left voluntarily without defending his presidency, Bersatu would be okay,” he added.
Azmi said any hope of…