Define power in PN presidential council to avoid ‘clash of captains’, says analyst

2026-01-28 - 01:21

It was reported that Muhyiddin Yassin and Abdul Hadi Awang recently met to discuss forming a presidential council in PN. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: An analyst has cautioned that Perikatan Nasional (PN) risks sliding into a “two captains” power struggle unless it clarifies the leadership structure of its proposed presidential council. Syaza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said PN must spell out where real authority would lie if a presidential council were formed – the PN chairman or the head of the council. She said this polemic might have been avoided if PN continued its earlier practice of appointing a chairman from among the leaders of its component parties, as was the case when Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin held