PETALING JAYA (April 9): It is up to the Umno Supreme Council (MT) to decide on whether to hold a party election this year or postpone it by up to 18 months, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Ismail Sabri, who is also the senior minister (security cluster), said according to the party’s constitution, Umno elections must be held every three years after the term for the party leadership ends.
“According to Umno’s constitution, MT is allowed to postpone [party elections by] up to 18 months. The term for the current Umno leadership will end on June 30, 2021, but it is up to MT if they want to put it (the party election) on hold.”
He said this to reporters after witnessing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Pharmaniaga Bhd and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu here today.
Umno is supposed to hold the party election this year but no decision has been made to date as there are different views among its leaders who insist that the polls be held before the 15th general election (GE15) or be postponed.
In February, Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi gave his assurance that the party election would be held this year but no date was fixed.
The last time Umno held its internal polls was on June 30, 2018.
