UMNO elections for all party posts and at all levels must be conducted before May 19 – six months after the 15th General Election (GE15), said party secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
Ahmad, who is also the Pontian MP, said the deadline was in line with the green light UMNO had received from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to postpone party polls by up to six months following GE15 on July 30, 2022.
“Elections for posts in branches, divisions, the supreme council and the three wings are to be held before that date,” he told a press conference today (Jan 11).
Ahmad also said that preparations for the party elections would be done soon, and added that the dates would be decided during the UMNO General Assembly 2022 which takes place from today until Saturday (Jan 14).
In May, UMNO amended its constitution to allow party polls to be held within six months after the conclusion of the general election. The party amended Articles 10.16.1, 15.3 as well as 18.2 of its constitution for this purpose.
Recall that UMNO had postponed its party elections for 18 months after the 2018/2021 term ended on June 30, 2021 which meant that party polls for the 2021/2023 term had to be held before Dec 30 last year.
However, the UMNO general assembly in March 2021 agreed to postpone party polls up to six months after GE15 to allow the party to focus on the general election.
This is UMNO’s first annual general meeting since the party’s dismal performance in GE15 which saw the party only winning 27 seats and 31% of the popular vote in what is touted the party’s worst performance in history. – Jan 11, 2023
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