
Umno polls in Dec, Ahmad backed as MB
updated 9.45pm
Two important decisions were made at the supreme council - the decision not to defer party polls and to support the palace-backed Ahmad Said's appointment as Terengganu menteri besar.
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Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says her husband will not stand in a by-election immediately after April 15 as their priority now is to work on the possibility of forming the next government.
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The Umno Youth chief poured cold water on Razaleigh’s idea and said the Youth wing will not support the veteran politician’s bid to challenge the party’s boss.
‘I said we will have an open-tender system. What’s the problem with that? Unless Abdullah doesn’t like open tenders but corruption, cronyism and inefficiency.’
Fear is being instilled among the Chinese voters in Penang, warning that a DAP rise would see the lost of the Chinese chief ministerial post.
updated 6.10pm
Outgoing chief minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon says this is to 'cool-off' the intense speculation on the issue so that candidates can focus on their respective election campaigns.