Malaysia: UMNO President Flexes Muscles, Drops PM’s Loyalists From Electoral Line-Up

By Ray Sherman and Iman Muttaqin Yusof

Malaysia’s ruling UMNO dropped several of the prime minister’s supporters from its list of election candidates, with analysts saying the move indicates that corruption-tainted party chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is taking full control ahead of this month’s national polls.

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