PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still the chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) because the party's supreme council, which rejected his resignation, is the highest authority in the party, overwriting everything and everyone, says Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Marzuki Yahaya.
"On Feb 24, when Dr Mahathir resigned, Bersatu supreme council held a meeting and unanimously rejected the resignation.
"In the party, the powers of Bersatu supreme council is absolute and therefore we can reject his resignation. It was a unanimous decision by Bersatu supreme council," said Marzuki. He said Article 16.9 of the party’s constitution states that if the chairman resigns or is sacked, the president of the party holds the position until a party election is held.
This followed a failed attempt by several MPs, who left Pakatan Harapan and tried to form a coalition with Barisan Nasional and PAS.Then, in an unprecedented move, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah met almost all MPs over two days to determine who commanded the confidence of the majority in Parliament.
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