Ismail Sabri: Up to Umno supreme council to decide on party polls
It is up to the Umno supreme council to decide on whether to hold party elections this year or postpone it up to 18 months, Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
Ismail Sabri, who is also the Senior Minister (Security Cluster), said according to the party’s constitution, Umno elections must be held every three years after the term for the party leadership ends.
“According to the Umno constitution, the supreme council is allowed to postpone (party elections) up to 18 months. The term for...
It is up to the Umno supreme council to decide on whether to hold party elections this year or postpone it up to 18 months, Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
Ismail Sabri, who is also the Senior Minister (Security Cluster), said according to the party’s constitution, Umno elections must be held every three years after the term for the party leadership ends.
“According to the Umno constitution, the supreme council is allowed to postpone (party elections) up to 18 months. The term for the current Umno leadership will end on June 30, 2021, but it is up to the supreme council if it wants to put it (party elections) on hold.”
He said this to reporters after witnessing the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between Pharmaniaga Bhd and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in Petaling Jaya today.
Umno is supposed to hold its party elections this year but no decision has been made to date as there are different views among its leaders who insisted that the polls be held before the 15th general election or be postponed.
Last February, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi gave his assurance that party elections would be held this year, but no date was fixed.
The last time Umno held its leadership elections was on June 30, 2018.
- Bernama
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