Najib Blames Polls Defeat On Poor Selection of Candidates

Sinchew - Umno deputy president Najib Tun Razak blames the poor selection of candidates made without the consent of Umno divisions, as among the reasons for the defeat of several Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the 8 Mar general election.

He said feedback received by the Umno management committee at a meeting with Umno divisional leaders in Sungai Petani Thursday (10 Apr) showed that many of the leaders and committee members were disappointed because they were not consulted on the selection of candidates.

"We will inform the Supreme Council (MT) about this so that the problem will not recur in the future," he told reporters after meeting Kedah Umno leaders.

Bernama reported that the deputy prime minister said the selection of candidates should be discussed thoroughly with divisional committees. Najib said Umno would consider all views from party divisions and would raise them for deliberations at Umno Supreme Council.