Perak Menteri Besar Zambry gives Umno polls a miss

Perak Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said today that he was opting out of party polls in October.

"I am not contesting to make way for other qualified party members. Furthermore, as menteri besar I am automatically an Umno supreme council member," he told reporters at the Perak Umno Youth Aidilfitri open house in ipoh.  

Meanwhile,  state Umno Youth chief Khairul Azwan Harun said he would join the race for the No 2 post in Umno Youth.

He made the decision after discussing with the state Umno youth wing and Dr Zambry.

"The state Umno Youth leadership wants me to contest so I will sign up as a candidate when the registration opens," he told reporters at the same function. - Bernama