01-16-2023, 10:21 AM
Only Zahid loyalists will believe no-contest is for party unity, says analyst
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PETALING JAYA: The “excuse” that the top two posts in Umno should not be contested for the sake of preserving party unity will only be accepted by loyalists of party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, says a political analyst.
Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk of Universiti Sains Malaysia said party members, division chiefs and state chiefs who were aligned with Zahid and his deputy, Mohamad Hasan, would believe the “excuse”.
“These state chiefs are appointed by the party president, so it is only natural for them to support him,” he told FMT. “These people rally behind the party president, but what the party grassroots really want is unknown.”
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Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk of Universiti Sains Malaysia said party members, division chiefs and state chiefs who were aligned with Zahid and his deputy, Mohamad Hasan, would believe the “excuse”.
“These state chiefs are appointed by the party president, so it is only natural for them to support him,” he told FMT. “These people rally behind the party president, but what the party grassroots really want is unknown.”
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