Umno to amend party constitution tomorrow to allow postponement of polls
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Umno is set for another turning point in its 76-year history by amending its constitution tomorrow to allow party elections to be held six months after the 15th General Election .
Umno executive secretary Datuk Mohd Sumali Reduan said the meeting will kick off at 2 pm with a speech by party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “Once after that, the party president will hoist the Umno flag and cut ‘pulut kuning’ with the other party leaders at Dewan Tun Razak in conjunction with Umno’s 76th anniversary,” he told Bernama here today.
However, the Umno general assembly that was held in March agreed to postpone party polls up to six months after GE15 to allow the party to focus on general election matters.
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