Analysts foresee more heat in Umno with polls delayed

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect the internal turmoil over Umno’s leadership to get worse with the postponement of party elections for up to 18 months.

Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said this was because “a lot of people” in the party believed they were more capable of leading the party than current president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

“Hishammuddin and many others, including Khairy, might make a move,” he said, referring to Hishammuddin Hussein and Khairy Jamaluddin.

“It’s a free-for-all to try to manoeuvre themselves into a position.

“Ideally, you would like to have somebody who is a potential prime minister candidate leading the party. Because of his court cases, Zahid is not such a candidate. Therefore, a lot of people are very eager to replace him.”

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