In a stunning fall from grace, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has announced his resignation as head of Umno and once-ruling coalition Barisan National.
He made the announcement during a press conference at Menara Dato Onn today.
His resignation came as several Umno leaders, including his number three Hishammuddin Hussein, called for leadership change after BN suffered an embarrassing defeat at last Wednesday's national polls.
"The Umno Political Bureau had convened, (and) we took into consideration the current difficult situation, and seeing how Umno and BN experienced a very heavy lost (in the general election), therefore I, as president Umno and BN, make the decision to resign as Umno president and chairperson of Barisan National with immediate effect," he said today.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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