A meeting among Umno’s top five leaders is expected to be held soon to discuss the date for the 15th general election (GE15), said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Ismail Sabri, who is Umno vice-president, said the window for holding GE15 this year is still open and Umno’s top five would meet to discuss the timing for the polls.
“As I have told you earlier, every decision on the general election will be made after a discussion among Umno’s top five,” he told reporters after opening the World Congress on Innovation & Technology (WCIT 2022) in George Town, Penang, today.
Asked whether the meeting would be held before or after the tabling of Budget 2023 on Oct 7 in Dewan Rakyat, Ismail Sabri said it had not been decided yet.
“The discussion can be held as soon as possible, or maybe earlier, before tabling Budget 2023,” he said.
Umno’s top five leaders are president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, deputy president Mohamad Hasan and vice-presidents Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Mahdzir Khalid, and Ismail Sabri.
Asked about the health condition of Najib Abdul Razak, Ismail Sabri said he had told the Health Ministry to look into the former prime minister’s needs.
“I have called the Health Ministry to try to accommodate what Najib requires… whether he can be admitted to the National Heart Institute or not will be decided by the ministry,” he said.
At the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning, Najib’s lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah that his client could not attend court today as he had been admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur and would likely be transferred to IJN later in the day.
- Bernama
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