KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's largest party Umno is set to back Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's remaining in office in what would be a huge blow to hopes that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will ascend to the premiership around May, under a deal agreed by the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition for a mid-term transition.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's largest party, Umno, is set to back Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's remaining in office, in what would be a huge blow to hopes that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will ascend to the premiership around May under a deal agreed by the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition for a mid-term transition.
Umno and PAS formed the National Consensus last year, formalising the cooperation between the former political rivals, which has seen a surge in their popularity as they use the platform to battle alleged injustices against the majority community. "If this is all Zahid can do, he should resign as Umno president," Datuk Lokman said."Members have the right to pick a team that will oppose Mahathir."
ST understands that many in the Supreme Council have been amenable to throwing their weight behind Dr Mahathir since last year and would likely back Mr Zahid's proposal if it were put to them at the council meeting on Friday. He was referring to the enmity between Umno and its defectors who joined Dr Mahathir's PPBM, as well as PAS and Amanah, which splintered from Umno to join PH.
While Dr Mahathir has insisted he would cede the reins to Mr Anwar before the next election as promised, he noted it is up to the people to support the PKR chief as their leader.
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