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Umno, PKR, Warisan and Perikatan Nasional are among those holding meetings over the next two days with the general election likely to be part of the agenda.

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Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will give divisional committee members and leaders a special briefing at the party’s headquarters tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR:
With discussions surrounding the 15th general election heating up, political parties and coalitions are seen to be racing to hold their respective conventions and gatherings to prepare for the polls.

Tomorrow alone, there are five political meetings scheduled involving various parties and coalitions – Umno, PKR, Warisan, Berjasa and Perikatan Nasional.

In the capital, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will hold a special briefing tomorrow for divisional committee members and leaders at the party’s headquarters. He will touch on Umno’s preparedness for GE15, as well as current issues involving the party.

The briefing comes three days after the Umno political bureau was understood to have discussed several developments, including the Federal Court’s decision to uphold the conviction and sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak in the SRC International case.

PN, meanwhile, will be holding its first-ever convention to determine its blueprint for GE15 and to discuss people-related issues post-Covid-19, in addition to celebrating its second anniversary.

The convention, scheduled to be held at the Malaysian Agricultural Expo Park Serdang will be attended by 1,800 delegates from PN component parties; Bersatu, PAS, Gerakan, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).

PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin in a statement earlier said the convention would serve to renew the coalition’s determination in its struggle and strengthen the cooperation among the allied parties.

PKR, a major component party of Pakatan Harapan, will be organising its 2022 election convention in preparation for the general election.

Convention director G Manivanan, in a statement, said it involved leaders from all levels of the party as well as activists, grassroots members and party volunteers.

The convention, held in Shah Alam, is scheduled to begin at 2pm and will be divided into two segments, the first involving grassroots view and the second comprising that of the leadership.

It will also feature a special address by party president Anwar Ibrahim and an election strategy briefing by PKR deputy president and election director Rafizi Ramli.

Another convention is being held by an estimated 2,000 leaders from Berjasa, which recently announced a collaboration with several other parties under the Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) coalition.

Berjasa president Zamani Ibrahim in a statement said the gathering, “Himpunan Nasional 2022”, would highlight the party’s struggle as well as what it would offer in terms of empowering the nation.

GTA chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also Pejuang chairman, is scheduled to deliver a speech at the event.

In Sabah, Warisan is set to hold its 2021 annual meeting and party elections in Penampang tomorrow.

Warisan president Shafie Apdal, who retained his post after winning unopposed, is scheduled to inaugurate the meeting and deliver the party’s policy speech.

Only 20 positions in the party’s Supreme Council will be contested in this election, as the president, deputy president, and three vice-president’s posts have been won unopposed.

The party’s wings, namely Wira, Wirawati and Wanita are holding their respective AGMs and elections today.

A total of 5,000 Warisan delegates and observers from 25 divisions of the party in Sabah, one division in Labuan and several pro tem committees from the peninsula are scheduled to attend the meeting tomorrow.

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