Zahid must make ‘big sacrifice’ for Umno’s sake, says analyst

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PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should consider making a big “sacrifice” for the sake of the party and make way for other leaders, says a political analyst.

Mustafa Ishak, a former politics professor, said the reality is that Zahid and Umno will face an uphill task of overcoming the perception linked to Zahid’s trial on 47 charges of money laundering and criminal breach of trust involving millions from Yayasan Akalbudi.

Had it not been for the corruption case, Zahid would have naturally been Umno’s candidate to be prime minister, said Mustafa in response to a proposal by former minister Zaid Ibrahim that Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah should be appointed interim prime minister of a new government.

Mustafa said although Zahid was Umno president, others such as Tengku Razaleigh, deputy president Mohamad Hasan, vice-president Ismail Sabri and former vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein were more likely candidates for the top position.


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