Umno cannot come into power in Malaysia unless it cooperates with other parties and coalitions, says party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
KUALA LUMPUR – Umno, Malaysia’s oldest political party that used to predominate politics, will likely be able to govern the country after the next polls only by sharing power with other coalitions and parties, its president said on Aug 23.
“If we look at the current situation, all parties and coalitions only have around 30 to 40 seats in Parliament. This is a reflection that Malaysia’s democracy is maturing because no single party or coalition can control the simple majority and form a government. Umno today has 26 seats in the multi-coalition government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who is from the Pakatan Harapan alliance.
Umno-led BN, led by ex-premier Najib Razak, was ousted from power for the first time in the 2018 national polls, winning just 79 seats. “Frankly speaking, the supermajority is impossible and too far-fetched…Maybe we doubled up from 26 to 52 is okay for the next general election. We need 10 more years to get two-thirds ,” the 29-year-old told ST.
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