Zahid Hamidi

The move comes after the Pasir Salak MP criticised the party president during a recent Supreme Council meeting.

They say the survival of the people is more important than political games.

Many warned that there was no guarantee an Umno prime minister could solve all of the problems facing the country.

The Attorney-General's Chambers says whether or not someone possesses the majority support of MPs is determined by the MPs themselves, not political parties or leaders.

The prime minister only needs to resign if he loses a confidence vote in the Dewan Rakyat.

It is not clear whether the decision by Umno will obtain the support of its MPs, who have so far resisted attempts by Zahid to have them vacate their Cabinet posts.

Presiden Umno Ahmad Zahid Hamidi dijangka akan memberi tekanan kepada Ismail Sabri Yaakob ketika pemimpin parti itu bermesyuarat secara maya dalam Majlis Tertinggi Umno...

The move to appoint Ismail Sabri Yaakob as deputy prime minister is seen as a grand plan by Muhyiddin Yassin to further isolate the Umno president.

The Umno member who lodged the report says the police should also investigate whether Zahid Hamidi had committed wrongdoing through the involvement in a conspiracy to topple the government.

Zahidi Zainul Abidin says it will otherwise be difficult for the party to gain public support in the next general election.

He also admitted to his party leaders that he had signed a statutory declaration in support of the PKR chief as prime minister.

No physical meetings are allowed in states under the first phase of the National Recovery Plan.