KUALA LUMPUR: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is set to serve at least another term after its General Assembly passed a motion to leave the party's top two posts unchallenged at the next internal election, which must be held by May. Speaking to reporters on Saturday
KUALA LUMPUR: United Malays National Organisation president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is set to serve at least another term after its General Assembly passed a motion to leave the party's top two posts unchallenged at the next internal election, which must be held by May.
There was also a hint of controversy as former UMNO youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, a vocal opponent of the motion and, claimed on Saturday that phantom delegates were"imported" to"bulldoze" the motion into approval. A loss for current president Ahmad Zahid - also Malaysia's deputy prime minister - could have implications for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.in defending his position, saying in a policy speech on Friday that he would leave it to party delegates to decide if the roles should be contested.
Veteran UMNO member and former treasurer Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said after the convention that democracy in the party was"restricted". "The general assembly is UMNO's highest body as clearly stated in the party constitution," he said, insisting that the motion passed is"final"."The delegates represent their grassroots members, so it is them who want to maintain unity in the party," he said.
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