MACHANG – Umno has a certain way in getting voters to support the unity government’s component parties in the upcoming state elections, said its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the same approach had been taken by Umno in Barisan Nasional (BN) and this time it will be done on the basis of unity among the parties supporting the unity government.
“In the past, Umno voters who are BN voters also supported candidates from MCA, MIC, and other BN (component) parties.
“We are using the same approach not because of the name of the party but we have created a sense of togetherness as a team in the unity government,” the BN chairman told reporters at a Raya celebration at Bukit Tiu here today.
The deputy prime minister added that Umno has shortlisted its candidates for the elections after discussions were held with the BN liaison chiefs of the six states.
State polls will be held this year in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu. – Bernama, May 20, 2023
