Zahid’s proposal to leave Perikatan govt snubbed

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Sources: BN MPs’ meeting tonight up in the air as Zahid’s proposal to leave Perikatan govt snubbed

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s expected announcement for Barisan Nasional (BN) to sever ties with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government may not come following a failed meeting with its MPs today.

Several sources confirmed the meeting happening at the Umno headquarters today, which is being led by Zahid and convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to ask support from their MPs to leave PN.

“Zahid met with BN and Umno MPs. It is related to the 14-day ultimatum that he announced on July 21.

“However it was rejected outright and many MPs said that the decision to leave PN now is not the right time,” said one source without elaborating.

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