The seven will contest the three posts of vice-president while Muhyiddin Yassin and Hamzah Zainudin are on course to be president and deputy president, respectively.
00:00With seven candidates in the running, the contest for three positions of Bersatu Vice President is expected to heat up the party's elections in November.
00:12Ronald Kyandi and Radzi Gidin are expected to seek re-election, while current Deputy President Ahmad Faizal Azumu is in the race as part of a formula by Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin,
00:24in which party Secretary-General Hamza Sayyeduddin will vie for the deputy presidency.
00:30A source told FMT that Terengganu Executive Councillor Razali Idris and former Federal Minister Saifuddin Abdullah are also in the race, alongside Kuang Assemblyman Rafiq Abdullah and Batukawan Bersatu Chief Aziz Zainal Abidin.
00:46Razali is the party's information chief, while Saifuddin is a Bersatu Supreme Council member.
00:52The source said Muhyiddin and Hamza have a clear field to be president and deputy president, with no others in the running. An official announcement is expected soon.
01:02The seven leaders were vetted by the Bersatu Supreme Council, which gave the green light for the contest.
