Election results show Umno willing to change, says analyst

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PETALING JAYA: An analyst says the line-up of diversified winners from the Umno elections shows the party is willing to change.

Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said Umno members have delivered a message through the ballots that emphasised rejuvenation of the party.

“The Umno members have made their decision, not that they don’t like or disrespect the president, but they think the party needs to diversify in order to be rejuvenated.

“That’s why we see a mix of three groups winning the polls – the pro-president, anti-president, and neutral,” he told FMT, without naming anyone into the category.

Yesterday, the official results saw Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Khaled Nordin and Johari Ghani win the three vice presidents’ posts, toppling five other candidates, while Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Isham Jalil and Lokman Noor Adam joined the list of the 25 elected to the party’s Supreme

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