Such a move could be detrimental to Umno unity.
The politics of revenge in Umno is unlikely to happen when party vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob is appointed as prime minister as it would not be beneficial, according to an analyst.
Universiti Malaya's Awang Azman Awang Pawi, however, said this is with a condition that the ties between Ismail Sabri and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi do not remain strained. Awang Azman said strained ties between the two would see Ismail Sabri holding the Umno elections before the next 15th general election.
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