PARTY president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he is willing to be challenged for the Umno president post during the next party election in 2026.

However, he said he would leave it to the Umno supreme council and party general assembly to decide.

“According to the Umno constitution, party elections should be called once every three years, meaning the next one will be in 2026.

“There is also a clause (in the Umno constitution) stating that the leadership election can be postponed for 18 months, which means it depends on the decision of the supreme council and general assembly.

“We at Umno obey what is stated in the party constitution and regulations,” he said after officiating the Muar Umno division meeting here on Sunday (July 14).

On Saturday (July 13), Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said he was ready to defend his party post.

His statement came after Tenggara Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba’s proposal for a motion for the president and deputy president positions to be contested at the next party polls.