With Umno’s election rout, analysts say writing on the wall for Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — 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...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — 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.

“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. “The rise of a mediocre captain must be shouldered by many warlords who helped establish and enforce a no-contest for the two top posts, thereby giving Zahid a free ride to the top.

Zahid only stayed on due to the “lifeline” PH gave him in order to form the national unity government, she said.

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