Umno postpones AGM to avoid Tg Piai polls clash
Umno has announced that it will be moving its annual general meeting (AGM) to December to avoid clashing with the Tanjung Piai by-election on Nov 16.
The AGM will now be held on Dec 4 to Dec 6.
Umno has announced that it will be moving its annual general meeting (AGM) to December to avoid clashing with the Tanjung Piai by-election on Nov 16.
The AGM will now be held on Dec 4 to Dec 6.
Party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the new dates would allow Umno, under his leadership, to prepare for the coming polls.
The parliamentary seat became vacant due to the death of incumbent Dr Md Farid Md Rafik on Sept 21.
“We will decide if the entire BN and Umno machinery is to be concentrated on the Tanjung Piai by-election,” Ahmad Zahid told the press after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting at party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
It was previously reported that two BN parties, Umno and MCA have expressed displeasure over polling dates set by the Election Commission as they set to clash with both their respective annual general meetings.
MCA's AGM will be held on Nov 2 and 3, while Umno's is from Nov 13 to 16, while nomination day has been set for Nov 2 and polling day on Nov 16.
MCA, too, has stated it will be changing the dates of its AGM.
Umno undecided on Tg Piai bid
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid added that his party has yet to decide if it will contest the seat, or maintain the status quo in leaving it to MCA.
The marginal Tanjung Piai seat was traditionally contested by MCA, until Bersatu’s Farid defeated MCA's two-term incumbent Wee Jeck Seng with a slim majority of 524 votes in GE14.
“We (BN) will contest. We will only announce BN’s candidate once we have conducted a final study and discussion.
“I have discussed with MCA president Wee Ka Siong and will announce the candidate soon,” he said.
In GE14, Farid bagged 21,255 votes against Wee's 20,731. The other candidate was PAS' Nordin Othman with 2,962 votes.
The constituency comprises 53,528 voters, of which 57 percent comprise Malays, Chinese (42 percent) and Indians (1 percent).
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