11-13-2022, 05:14 PM
GE15: axeing warlords necessary for Umno to make change, says youth chief
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IPOH – The move by Umno to axe several warlords in the 15th general election and field new and younger candidates is necessary to avoid repeating the results of the 14th general election, said party Youth chief Datuk Seri Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
Defending the decision by his party president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to remove several key stalwarts and incumbent lawmakers, Asyraf said this strategy was effective in the Johor and Melaka elections, where they fielded 87% and 79% new candidates respectively, and had landslide victories.
“People are expecting Umno to change now. It will be difficult for us to change later.
“That is why there is a balance of 70% new faces, with the rest being experienced leaders, but the feedback we received on the ground has been positive,” he said in a recent interview during one of his walkabouts in Gerik.
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Defending the decision by his party president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to remove several key stalwarts and incumbent lawmakers, Asyraf said this strategy was effective in the Johor and Melaka elections, where they fielded 87% and 79% new candidates respectively, and had landslide victories.
“People are expecting Umno to change now. It will be difficult for us to change later.
“That is why there is a balance of 70% new faces, with the rest being experienced leaders, but the feedback we received on the ground has been positive,” he said in a recent interview during one of his walkabouts in Gerik.
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