UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Bersatu chairman Muhyiddin Yassin and PKR chief Anwar Ibrahim all made speeches on Saturday, issuing rallying cries ahead of possible national polls.
KUALA LUMPUR: Some of Malaysia’s key political parties held meetings on Saturday amid growing signs that a general election may be called imminently.
During a special briefing held at the UMNO headquarters at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi piled on the pressure for Mr Ismail Sabri, an UMNO vice president, to dissolve parliament.“The call to hold a GE is not a new issue.
"We must be ready to support a petition campaign to pardon when the time comes. We leave it to the wisdom of the king to assess and do it in future," said Ahmad Zahid, who choked up as he thanked Najib’s wifeLater on Saturday evening, an UMNO supreme council meeting was convened, with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob among those who attended.
“Regardless, we are ready to face the general election at any time. If tomorrow the PM meets the king to recommend that parliament be dissolved, we are ready to enter the ring and win the polls,” added the former prime minister. In his speech at the same convention, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang urged PN component parties to shake off the coalition’s reputation as a “backdoor” government by winning big in the upcoming polls.
PKR's Anwar Ibrahim said that the opposition PH coalition will be prepared for the General Election by October.
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