The source said there was quite a commotion among those who attended the pre-general assembly briefing as Zahid listed the names.

“People started booing the names that were called out by the president,” said the source who attended the special briefing.

The source declined to reveal the identities of the 10 MPs, but said they were those who had been “expected” to back Muhyiddin, who is Perikatan Nasional chairman.

It is understood that the briefing was attended by the political bureaus of each Umno division.

The Umno general assembly will be held from today to Saturday at the party’s headquarters at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.

The assembly is the party’s annual meeting for 2022, which was postponed because of GE15.

The general assembly for 2023 will be held in the middle of the year, while Umno’s party elections are to be held by May.

No dates have been fixed yet for the 2023 assembly, but Zahid said on Monday that Umno divisions would hold simultaneous meetings this year and focus on elections at the divisional and central levels.

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