Umno top 5 meet to discuss GE15

 

(left to right) Mahdzir Khalid, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Mohamad Hasan and Khaled Nordin at the meeting in Umno headquarters today. (Khaled Nordin Facebook pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: The meeting of Umno’s top five leaders has begun, with the timing of the 15th general election (GE15) believed to be the main item on the agenda.

According to a brief Facebook post by Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin, the meeting began at around 3.30pm.

An accompanying picture showed party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, deputy president Mohamad Hasan and the three vice-presidents – Khaled, Mahdzir Khalid and Ismail Sabri Yaakob – at the meeting.

The Umno political bureau is expected to meet after the top 5, followed by a meeting of the Supreme Council later this evening.

Earlier, the party’s Terengganu, Pahang, Perak and Selangor chiefs, Ahmad Said, Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Saarani Mohamad and Noh Omar, respectively, were seen entering through the lobby of Menaro Dato Onn, Umno’s headquarters at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre (WTC).

GE15 has to be held by September next year, but some Umno leaders have pressed for it to be called this year following convincing victories for Barisan Nasional at state elections held over the past two years. - FMT