Umno to amend party constitution on internal polls next month

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COMMENTARY, April 28 — Umno will hold an extraordinary general meeting on May 15 to insert a clause into its party constitution that will let it hold an internal election after a general election.

This is so Umno will not face any problems with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in the future.

Without the amendment, Umno has to write to the RoS for permission to allow it to hold its internal election after the general election.

If it doesn’t get permission, the party will have no choice but to hold internal polls even if there’s a potential clash.

The Malay nationalist party is due to hold its internal election in December even as speculation continues to spread that GE15 will be called this year too.


Umno, which leads the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, is perceived as making headway after winning the recent Johor and Melaka state elections.

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Umno delaying its polls for fear of internal split, says PKR sec-gen

KOTA KINABALU – Umno’s decision to postpone party polls until after the general election was for fear of a party split, said PKR deputy president candidate Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said this was unlike PKR, which decided not to further delay an internal election.


“Umno is scheduled to hold a special general assembly next Saturday to amend the party constitution to delay party elections for six more months after the general election.

“Party election means division. But for us in PKR, we are returning the mandate to members despite concerns of division.

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