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Najib sets two-thirds majority goal in pre-GE meeting

Among the list of things that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak wants in the upcoming general election is for Barisan Nasional to achieve a two-thirds majority.

Najib said this in a closed-door pre-general election meeting with BN coordinators today. This was according to BN leaders who were present at the meeting, including Sungai Besar Umno chief Budiman Mohd Zohdi.

"The prime minister mentioned about getting two-thirds majority. It is our hope in this election and Najib has hinted that achieving a two-thirds majority is very important," Budiman told reporters outside the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) today.

A source said that Najib had stressed on the importance to defend BN's existing 134 seats.

The coalition has purportedly identified 33 seats that the BN had lost narrowly in the last general election.

"The prime minister said we can win those seats and as such, the focus will be on 167 seats," said the source. 

Meanwhile, Najib had also indicated that he was prepared to shake things up for the next general election, telling respective BN parties not to expect status quo and that they should not expect that they can contest in their traditional seats.

According to Selangor Umno liaison committee chairperson Noh Omar, Najib had stressed to the BN coordinators on the importance of tolerance between component parties in the ruling coalition.

"We cannot contest based on the principle of status quo and we must instead contest based on the BN principle. To achieve this, component parties should no longer practice status quo."

Noh said Najib, who is also BN chairperson and Umno president, had pointed out that the idea of maintaining the status quo had generally been abided by for three general elections and it was time for a change...

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