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KUALA LUMPUR: The United Malaysia National Organization (UMNO) and Barisan Nasional (BN) have decided to contest all the parliamentary and state seats they won in the 14th general election (GE14).
UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also BN President, said that the UMNO Supreme Council has also decided that all UMNO and BN candidates competing in the 15th general election will use the BN symbol. .
“The Supreme Council of UMNO has decided that all UMNO and BN parliamentary and state seats won in GE14 should be withdrawn by us for competition. These are UMNO seats, UMNO is claiming them,” it said on Sunday (January 3 ).
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“We will not use the other party’s symbol. It is up to the other parties to use their own symbols or the symbol of their new friends, but UMNO and BN will remain as opponents.”
Ahmad Zahid said that after the 14th general election, 16 members of the UMNO parliament had left the party. This resulted in the party holding just 38 seats in Dewan Rakyat, regardless of Gerik’s vacant seat in Perak, following the death of its incumbent Hasbullah Osman in November last year.
He also said that UMNO and BN have never joined Perikatan Nasional (PN), and the support given to the current government was only support for members of parliament.
“The move to sign a PN government letter in May was only as an indication of support for the PN government, not support for the PN registration, in fact no new letter was signed, and it is not so viral as I as UMNO the president and the president of the BN had signed the new letter, “he said.
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While emphasizing that the PN Presidential Council was created to ensure the control and balance of PN government policies, Ahmad Zahid also reminded UMNO members at all levels to issue statements in line with the leadership of the PN. match.
“Echoes the voice of the boss who stands firm in the care of UMNO. Regardless of whether we are together at the grassroots, or holding office in the branch, division, state, or even at the national level, we must put our place in UMNO, not with others … the voice of UMNO is our voice, not for others, ”he said.
