Media Statement

UMNO will be gathering all findings of post-mortems which are being carried out to identify the weaknesses which contributed to the losses of seats contested by the party in the recent state elections in six states on August 12. Umno …

UMNO will conduct a post-mortem on its losses in the recently concluded state elections, said Vice Presiden Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Speaking in Serdang, he said many factors attributed to the heavy losses, especially in Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah. To mounting …

THE Unity Government risks losing more political support if Umno does not change, says an analyst. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Ahmad Fauzi Hamid said Umno’s poor performance at the ballot box was “unsurprising”, and the party must do some soul-searching. “Umno …

ANOTHER senior Umno leader has come forward to defend BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi against internal calls for his resignation following the coalition's worst electoral performance in the recent six state elections. Umno information chief Azalina Othman Said noted that …

TERENGGANU Umno Liasion Chief Ahmad Said was pressured to resign after all 32 party candidates lost in the recently concluded state election. Umno, a youth leader said, needs a new leader. "Its time for a change,' said Kemaman deputy chief …

WINNING only 19 out of 108 seats it contested, Umno must restructure its organisation if it wants to stay relevant. Meantime, the “green wave” which carried Perikatan Nasional to win 74 parliamentary seats in the 2022 general election continued its …

PARTY President Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi admitted that there were mounting pressure for him to resign after the dismal run in the recently concluded state elections. Without saying as to whether he will resign or not, the Deputy Prime Minister …

PUAD Zarkashi has defended Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi against calls for him to step down following the party’s dismal performance in the state elections on Saturday. The Umno Supreme Council member said demanding Zahid relinquish the top post is …

A STRATEGY gone wrong, failure to provide convincing narratives and distrust towards Umno leaders – these were the main reasons for the party’s poor performance in Kelantan, say grassroots leaders here. Despite a low voter turnout of 60.96% – which …