Umno's supreme council will hold an in-person meeting at an undisclosed location in Pahang on Tuesday, the party's secretary-general Ahmad Maslan announced today.
Speaking to reporters in Pontian, Johor, this morning, Ahmad (above) said the meeting was originally scheduled to be held online tomorrow, but many council members wanted to meet in person, hence the change of plans.
"We chose Pahang for the meeting because Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor are under the conditional movement control order (MCO)," he said, according to Berita Harian Online.
When asked by Malaysiakini later how Klang Valley-based supreme council members would be able to attend the meeting given the imposed conditional MCO in their areas, he said that "they would have to seek permission (to travel) from the authorities".
Among the restrictions of the conditional MCO is a ban on crossing the state border, except for industries and emergencies.
This supreme council meeting is highly anticipated because it is expected to deliberate on the political bureau's decision to review the party's support for Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Additionally, the council is meeting at a time when questions have been raised on whether Muhyiddin Yassin still has enough support from MPs to stay on as prime minister.
The Umno political bureau is chaired by party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The bureau is a subset of the supreme council, which mostly consists of elected members and is the party's executive body.
While the political bureau meets weekly, the supreme council typically meets on the last Friday of every month. - Mkini
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