The Bersatu supreme council met at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur last night following the swearing-in of Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister.
It was speculated that the meeting was to discuss the deputy prime minister post.
However, Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin - one of the purported candidates to be Ismail Sabri's deputy - downplayed the meeting as just a briefing.
"The meeting was just to explain a few things.
"When such situations arise, we just want to explain about the political crisis event and current issues, that's all we did," Hamzah told reporters outside the Premiera Hotel last night.
He reiterated that Ismail had the support of Bersatu and its partners in Perikatan Nasional.
Others who attended the meeting last night include Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu, supreme council members Azmin Ali, Redzuan Mohd Yusof, and Women's chief Rina Harun.
Besides Hamzah, others speculated to be vying for the deputy prime minister post are Azmin and Redzuan.
Previously, Bersatu supreme council member Eddin Syazlee Shith had also said there was a suggestion to appoint Muhyiddin as a minister mentor during talks with BN, but this has not been finalised.
The Bersatu-led PN government collapsed after MPs aligned to Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi withdrew support from Muhyiddin. - Mkini
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