KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said the next Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman should come from among the coalition's party leaders, a stance that has placed renewed pressure on PN as it navigates an increasingly delicate succession question.

Speaking to selected media in Kuala Lumpur last night, Muhyiddin stressed that the coalition's top post must be held by one of its four sitting presidents - himself, PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, Gerakan president Dominic Lau or the Malaysian Indian People's Party's P Punithan - Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.

Muhyiddin stepped down as PN chairman on January 1, triggering speculation over who might succeed him.

However, he acknowledged that his...