11-10-2022, 10:08 AM
GE15: could Zahid become first Umno president to lose his seat?
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BAGAN DATUK – Five-term MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s run for his hometown parliamentary constituency could come to an end, given various factors brewing since the last term.
The seat has always been depicted as “Umno’s fortress” and had supposedly benefited greatly from Zahid’s tenure in government.
However, at present, there are external and internal forces working against Zahid, who had only won the seat with a 5,072 vote majority in the last election.
Majority vote gap closing
In 2018, part of Zahid’s victory was due to the Hutan Melintang army camp, which contributed roughly 2,000 votes.
The army camp was built during Zahid’s tenure as defence minister and had been the subject of controversy given its location, which was alleged to benefit Barisan Nasional’s (BN) vote bank in the past.
Despite Zahid reportedly denying the allegations – justifying the construction’s location as strategic between the army facility in Sg Buloh, Selangor and the navy base in Lumut, Perak – the camp was subsequently closed after Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the federal administration.
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The seat has always been depicted as “Umno’s fortress” and had supposedly benefited greatly from Zahid’s tenure in government.
However, at present, there are external and internal forces working against Zahid, who had only won the seat with a 5,072 vote majority in the last election.
Majority vote gap closing
In 2018, part of Zahid’s victory was due to the Hutan Melintang army camp, which contributed roughly 2,000 votes.
The army camp was built during Zahid’s tenure as defence minister and had been the subject of controversy given its location, which was alleged to benefit Barisan Nasional’s (BN) vote bank in the past.
Despite Zahid reportedly denying the allegations – justifying the construction’s location as strategic between the army facility in Sg Buloh, Selangor and the navy base in Lumut, Perak – the camp was subsequently closed after Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the federal administration.
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