Division chief Razali Idris confirmed the nomination, which was made in conjunction with Bersatu’s nationwide annual division conferences.

“The delegates of the Marang division fully support Muhyiddin as the “poster boy” for GE16.

“The decision was made during the division’s meeting last night,” he told FMT.

Razali, who is also the Terengganu Bersatu chief, said the state chapter has eight divisions out of 202 nationwide.

Last November, Bersatu Supreme Council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan said Muhyiddin should stay on as PN’s “poster boy” and prime ministerial candidate, despite calls for the role to go to someone from PAS, which holds the most parliamentary seats in the coalition.

PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin said the coalition’s leadership should be decided through proper discussion among all parties, stressing that PAS was not power-hungry but wanted consensus.

However, Gerakan and Bersatu leaders threw their support behind Muhyiddin, saying the former prime minister remained PN’s sole candidate for the prime minister’s position in GE16.

Although Muhyiddin announced at Bersatu’s general assembly in November that he would step down, he reversed the decision two days later after his wife, Noorainee Abdul Rahman, persuaded him not to disappoint party members who still needed his leadership.