PM will not defend Umno post (updated)
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will not defend his Umno presidency in the party polls next March, paving the way for his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
He told this to reporters after a Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting at the Putra World Trade Centre here on Wednesday.
Abdullah also told reporters that he would “stay on as Prime Minister” till March.
By tradition, the Umno president and deputy president become the prime minister and deputy prime minister respectively. Najib is expected to run for president, and if he wins, would become the nation’s sixth prime minister.
With his now all eyes will focus on who will contest for the Presidents and Deputy Presidents Posts. Let not loose sight that Pak Lah may be stepping down but Khairi - the person who I give most credit to for Pak Lah’s downfall will be running for the UMNO youth position.
With Datuk Nur Jazlan upping the ante and announcing his intention to go for a Party Vice President position, I am sure we are going to see more new faces popping up. That is good of UMNO as it really needs to show its ability to reform and a huge part of it is to put new untainted faces into leadership.
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