An earlier general assembly decided that the party president and deputy posts will not be contested. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PETALING JAYA - The Umno party elections to pick its new office-bearers involving 22,000 branches and 191 divisions across Malaysia have begun in stages and will go on until March 18, with all eyes on the crowded vice-presidency race.
Party vice-president Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin has confirmed that he will defend his post while his other two counterparts, former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, have remained tight-lipped. The annual delegates meeting and contest for the Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings at the branch level are taking place for 26 days from Feb 1 to 26.
Talk is rife that there is a movement within the women’s wing Wanita to bring back its former head Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to compete for its top post. Dr Noraini Ahmad, a minister during the previous Ismail Sabri administration, is the incumbent chief. Former Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, has offered to contest the deputy youth chief post.International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz has announced that he will enter the fray for a spot on the supreme council.
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