Will Umno’s vote today cement party unity before GE15?

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PETALING JAYA: Umno members take a crucial vote today on an amendment to its constitution which has the aim of cementing party unity ahead of the next general election.

A failure to do so could divide the party, which is the lynchpin of Barisan Nasional.

The amendment is to allow the 2021 party elections, already postponed until Dec 30 this year, to be held six months after the next general election.

Umno leaders have been divided about when to hold the party elections, although the party’s general assembly in March had decided to hold them after the general election.

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Analysts mixed on Ismail’s future after constitution amendment

PETALING JAYA: Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s future as prime minister appears to be hanging in the balance after Umno unanimously voted to allow party elections to be further postponed until after a general election.

One political analyst believes the decision puts party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi “firmly in charge” and opens the way for the “mainstream faction” of the party to have Ismail replaced eventually.

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