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Zahid's Umno to convene on PM candidate as Ismail's bid ruffles feathers
The Umno supreme council, of which a majority of members are aligned with Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, is expected to convene in order to decide on a formal prime ministerial candidate, which the party will put forth.
This comes amid party vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob positioning himself as a possible successor to Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, who is expected to resign as the prime minister later today... Verifying user
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