00:00 Social political analyst Awang Azman Paui of University Malaya has questioned the timing
00:07 of UMNO Youth's call for changes in the party following its dismal performance in
00:12 the elections.
00:13 Awang Azman said the youth wing should have been more active during the campaign period
00:19 and not speak out just when the party suffered losses.
00:24 He claimed that the party's divisional machinery did not approach voters, while some party
00:29 leaders who previously held posts had campaigned only half-heartedly.
00:34 Last week, UMNO Youth Chief Dr. Akmal Saleh had urged the party's leadership to make
00:39 changes or risk being wiped out following its performance at the polls.
00:45 Janiri Amir, a senior fellow of the National Council of Professors, agreed that changes
00:50 were necessary in UMNO and that the election results were a final warning to the party.
00:56 Janiri said while younger Malays wanted to see new leaders at the helm to put the party
01:01 back on the right track, he does not believe that party president Ahmad Zaid Hamidi will
01:07 make way for younger leaders.
01:09 Janiri said Zahid and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim needed each other in their political
01:15 partnership to ensure there is stability within the unity government.
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