KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 13 -- Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's decision to announce his resignation as Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman while in London was made without prior consultation with coalition leaders.

According to Oriental Daily, Azmin said that even he, as secretary-general, had not been informed in advance and was disappointed, as the leadership then had to field questions from both the media and the public.

"We are managing a coalition, not just a single party. Even running a small branch can be challenging, let alone managing four parties with different ideologies and backgrounds.

"But Muhyiddin did succeed. For the past five years, he has ...