Zahid assures full support for govt from new Umno leaders

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday assured that the new Umno leadership together with Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to support and strengthen the coalition government at the federal level.

Zahid, who is also the Umno president, said based on the results of the 2023 Umno election which ended on March 18, it was evident that every level of the national leadership and the grassroots was in support of the government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

"This manifestation is very clear because even though we know that there are efforts to disrupt the current government, it was rejected by the Umno delegates," he said after attending the coalition government secretariat meeting in Kuala Lumpur last night.

The meeting, which lasted for about two hours, was chaired by Anwar who is also the Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman and attended by government party leaders.

Zahid also expressed confidence that every party under the coalition government, including those from Sabah and Sarawak, would continue its support.

"Therefore, the combination of 20 parties in the unity government will be strengthened by the new leadership of Umno and God willing, the unity government will become stronger," he said.