Quotas for Umno nominations stay - NST

KUALA LUMPUR: Quotas for nominations in Umno elections are set to stay, party deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.

He said yesterday the December party elections must comply with current party rules.

Commenting on the 30 per cent divisional nominations needed to contest for the Umno presidency, Najib said that unless an extraordinary general meeting was called to do away with the quotas, the elections would have to abide by them. Party rules state that only the Umno supreme council can call for an EGM.

Najib reminded Umno members that while they had the right to contest the party polls, it was also their duty to restore public confidence in the party. "The elections must be conducted in a respectful and orderly manner."

Najib also announced that he would be leading a management committee of senior Umno leaders to go to the four newly captured opposition states and speak to the party rank and file.

Kedah and Penang will be Najib's first two stops on April 10, followed by Perak on April 12 and subsequently Selangor.

[From http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/National/2203762/Article/index_html]