With Umno S Election Rout Analysts Say Writing On The Wall For Zahid

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Umno’s heavy defeats in the six state elections last weekend made it untenable for Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to remain as party president, according to political analysts.
(MMO) – Saying that Zahid should have resigned the position following his party’s disastrous performance in the 15th general election, they argued that the Umno president would have even less justification to cling on to power now.
In the Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Penang, and Terengganu elections on Saturday, Umno was among the worst performers, losing in dozens of constituencies to the Perikatan Nasional parties of PAS and Bersatu. Although the unity alliance of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were able to defend Negeri Sembilan, Penang, and Selangor from PN, it could not stop the rival coalition from gaining significant ground in the latter two states.
“A leader must know when he should leave when he failed to do what he needs to do. It is the only honourable thing for Zahid to step down as he had failed miserably to resurrect Umno,” Universiti Putra Malaysia political science professor Datuk Jayum Jawan said.
“He took over when Umno was down. I think Umno people knew that and they have given him ample chances to do his thing to bring back the old glory to Umno. But with the recent bad performance in six state elections, he has no excuse for staying on. Umno needs a new captain to have a chance to try and reclaim its former glory.” Read more here

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