PETALING JAYA – It is up to the Umno Supreme Council to decide whether to hold party elections this year or postpone them up to 18 months, said vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
According to the Umno constitution, said the senior minister, the party polls must be held every three years, after the leadership’s term ends.
“According to the Umno constitution, the Supreme Council is allowed to postpone (elections) up to 18 months. The term for the current leadership will end on June 30, 2021, but it is up to the Supreme Council whether to put the elections on hold.”
He was speaking to reporters after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Pharmaniaga Bhd and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu here today.
Umno is supposed to hold its elections this year, but no decision has been made due to different views among its leaders.
In February, party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi gave an assurance that the elections will be held this year, but no date was fixed.
The last Umno polls were on June 30, 2018. – Bernama, April 9, 2021
