Nazri’s H2O move doesn’t hold water, says analyst

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PETALING JAYA: An analyst has expressed skepticism at Nazri Aziz’s move to get fellow MPs from Umno to ditch party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for Hishammuddin Hussein.

Azmi Hassan, formerly of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, called it a weak strategy, saying the Padang Rengas MP should know that Hishammuddin does not enjoy much ground support.

“Nazri’s strategy is weak,” he told FMT. “Hishammuddin does not have ground support. He may end up making Zahid stronger with more ground support from Umno.”

He said most Umno divisions, even now, were supportive of Zahid, as shown by their rejection of an election pact with Bersatu. Of 191 Umno divisions, 143 rejected the pact.

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