Umno to wrest Tasek Gelugor seat in GE15 – Ismail Sabri

Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat will return to the party in the 15th general election (GE15).

The caretaker prime minister said the purpose of his visit to Tasek Gelugor today was to ensure that the traditional Umno seat will return to the party after it “joined” another political party even though Umno won the seat in the 14th General Election (GE14).

In GE14, the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat was won by the incumbent Shabudin Yahaya who contested on an Umno ticket at the time, but he later defected to Bersatu in December 2018.

“I am confident that this seat will return to (Umno) fold,” he said in his speech at the launch of the Keluarga Malaysia Urban Community Strengthening programme today.

Asked to comment on Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin’s confidence in retaining the seat, Ismail Sabri said that all those contesting should have such confidence.

"For sure, I am more confident than him (Muhyiddin) because this seat used to be won by Umno, not Bersatu, but a former MP switched parties. Even during the political tsunami, this seat was won by Umno,” he said.

Ismail Sabri said the list of candidates shortlisted for the seat had been submitted to the Umno top five leaders for evaluation.

- Bernama

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