Malaysia’s UMNO must come out of ‘echo chamber’, aim to be dominant again, says president Ahmad Zahid

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KUALA LUMPUR: The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) must aim to win a “dominant” number of parliamentary seats at the general elections so that it can form the government, said its president ...

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We have the right to return to dominance via the path we forge. Because we are a party that is free and independent. This view should not be interpreted as arrogance,” he said in his opening speech on Friday (Aug 23).\nMr Ahmad Zahid also said the party had to come out of its “echo chamber” and “comfort zone”, and be brave in receiving new ideas and perspectives in the face of a more complex political landscape.  \nHe reminded his party that it was not as dominant as before and should not be complacent with the power they have, to the extent they forget the task of strengthening the party.   \nMr Ahmad Zahid, who is also Malaysia's deputy prime minister, said being dominant required the party’s divisions to plan efforts to recapture the seats that were lost.\n“We must be dominant in negotiations if circumstances require sharing,” he added. The party also has to be dominant in the struggle to defend Malay rights as well as in offering public policies that guarantee prosperity.\nDespite aiming for dominance, however, he seemed to acknowledge that based on the current data and sentiments, going its own way may not be UMNO’s best option.\n“With the increase of new voters, can we control their perception? UMNO members alone cannot ensure us a win. The determining factor is the voter base out there, which is much larger in number,” he said. \nMr Ahmad Zahid pledged UMNO would not compromise its honour and future.  \n“I will not be a traitor or allow anyone to make our party a commodity that can be traded,” he said. \n\n\n\n\n\n      Representatives at the UMNO General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Aug 23, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Fadza Ishak)\r\n\n    \n\n\n\n\nUMNO, which is the oldest political party in Malaysia, lost its 61-year hold on government when it was voted out of power in favour of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition during the 14th General Election in 2018.\nThe party, which ruled Malaysia as the anchor party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition since the country’s independence, lost power on the back of widespread public anger over the scandal at state-owned investment vehicle 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).\nThe 1MDB scandal subsequently led to the conviction and jailing of former UMNO president and prime minister Najib Razak for corruption. \nUMNO only won 26 seats in the last general election in Nov 2022, its worst-ever performance at a general election. It won 54 seats in the 2018 elections and 89 in the 2013 elections.\nBN is currently in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government with Pakatan Harapan (PH), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Parti Warisan (Warisan).\nUNITY GOVERNMENT PARTNERS NOT INVITED THIS YEAR\nAt the UMNO Youth wing assembly the day before, Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh also urged delegates to return the party to dominance. \n“We do not want UMNO to remain complacent as a mere ‘supplement’ to the unity government. UMNO needs to reclaim its status as the dominant party in the national political landscape,” he was quoted as saying by local media. \nMeanwhile, its women’s wing chief Noraini Ahmad asserted that the party has dedicated its struggle to the Malay community.\n“The fact is, UMNO doesn’t need to prove anything because we embody the Malay struggle itself,” she said.\nUMNO did not invite its partners in the unity government for this year’s assembly, with only party members and representatives from the BN component parties invited.\nThey include the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS).\n“This time, we want to provide as much space as possible for UMNO’s big family to discuss matters internally. Therefore, no other party leaders will be present this time,” UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency in the lead-up to the national congress.\nThe Malay nationalist party's assembly is on the heels of its victory in the Nenggiri by-election in the Kelantan state legislature on Aug 17. 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