PETALING JAYA, Oct 4 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin retained his Bersatu president post while the party’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin will fill the position of deputy president after they won uncontested the party’s two highest positions in the election for the year 2024-2027.

The matter was announced by deputy chairman of Bersatu Party Election Committee (JPP) Saiful Adli Arshad in a press conference today.

"The official declaration of the victory of these two sole candidates will only be made after the completion of the Divisional Conference on November 2 2024,” he said.

In addition, he said Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin and Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi won unopposed the positions of Srikandi chief and deputy chief respectively.

He also confirmed that the incumbent Srikandi chief Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun had submitted a nomination form but later submitted a withdrawal form.

Saiful Adli said for the position of vice-president, six candidates are eligible to run including the incumbent deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu as well as A’ziss Zainal Abidin, Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, Datuk Razali Idris and Mohd Rafiq Abdullah for the three contested positions.

He said that for the position of Armada chief, Gombak Setia assemblyman Hilman Idham will compete with the incumbent Armada permanent chairman who is also the Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth Election director Akmal Zahin Zainal Zahir.

He said his party received 276 nomination forms on the day of submission of forms on Sept 21 for the election at the national level for positions at the Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi (MPT), Srikandi Committee, Armada Committee, Srikandi Muda Committee and Bersatu Associate Wing Committee.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Faizal in the same press conference said that for the positions of president, deputy president and vice-president, MPT has made a decision that only members who have held the position of MPT or division head for a full term are allowed to compete for the highest position.

"Similarly for the post of MPT, candidates have to be a party member for two years.

"All the contesting candidates have also gone through a screening process that was carried out carefully in accordance with the party constitution and also the country’s laws — by the Party Election Committee (PP) which was established in accordance with Clause 14.9 of Bersatu Constitution for the purpose of implementing, managing and supervising this election,” he said.

Ahmad Faizal said the division-level Bersatu wing conference will take place on October 12 and 26, before concluding with the Bersatu Divisional Conference on November 2.

He said the conference at all divisional levels this year will involve the agenda of the election of Divisional Committees, Divisional Wing Committees, MPT members as well as wings at national level. — Bernama