2009 UMNO General Assembly and Party Election
Muhyiddin attacked Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's original transition plan as "too long", and some people say that to one point Muhyiddin was about to ask and force Abdullah to quit, though he never did so directly. Muhyiddin during the 2008 general election, managed to keep his seat, and remained as an UMNO leader. Shocked by the election results, he has called for reforms. Muhyiddin served as one of the Vice-presidents of UMNO too.
During the 2009 UMNO General Assembly and party election, Muhyiddin offered his candidacy and nominated for the Deputy President post which was vacated by the incoming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He was challenged by Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Malacca Chief Minister and Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Rural and Regional Development Minister. Muhyiddin, seen being the supporter of Tun Dr Mahathir was seen to be the front-runner for the race, garnering many nominations by the UMNO divisions. But the competition went tough, as Taib and Rustam gained more ground especially from the Tun Abdullah Badawi camp. The race was tipped by political analysts to be very tight. However, UMNO supreme council decided to disqualify Ali Rustam candidacy from the Deputy President elections after his assistants were caught involved with corruption after investigation. The election resulted Muhyiddin's election to the post with 1,575 votes to Muhammad Taib's 916.
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