UMNO delegates desk movement to go away prime 2 posts unchallenged at subsequent occasion elections

Whether or not UMNO’s prime two posts might be contested at its subsequent management polls has been a scorching subject at this yr’s conference.

A loss for present president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – additionally Malaysia’s deputy prime minister – may have implications for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity authorities.

However Ahmad Zahid has maintained his confidence in defending his position, saying in a coverage speech on Friday that he would go away it to occasion delegates to resolve if the roles must be contested.

Get together delegates from every state will announce on Saturday in the event that they assist the movement, which might be handed if a easy majority is obtained, Mr Isham stated.

Even then, the movement shouldn’t be constitutionally binding and the president and deputy president may nonetheless be challenged, he stated.

Earlier this week former UMNO youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin introduced at a discussion board in Singapore that he was “thinking of” running for the presidency.

He additionally stated he needed to cease any “undemocratic” motions blocking contestation of the occasion’s prime two posts.

Some distinguished UMNO members, nevertheless, desire that the roles stay uncontested. These embody UMNO deputy president Mohamad Hasan and girls’s wing chief Noraini Ahmad.

Mr Mohamad stated the polls may trigger divisions inside UMNO. Dr Noraini stated a no-contest would give leaders house to strengthen the previously dominant occasion, now searching for a reset following poor performances at latest nationwide polls.