Continuing to defend Najib will cripple Umno, say analysts

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Political analyst Syaza Shukri says the party’s biggest fault is its refusal to stop sheltering Najib.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/03/continuing-to-defend-najib-will-cripple-umno-say-analysts/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/03/terus-sokong-najib-hanya-lumpuhkan-umno-kata-penganalisis/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NajibRazak #1MDB #Umno

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00:00UMNO's struggle to regain political dominance is hindered by its continued defense of former

00:06Prime Minister Najib Razak, say political analysts.

00:10Shaza Shukri of the International Islamic University of Malaysia said UMNO's refusal

00:15to stop sheltering Najib, despite his guilty verdict in court, is its major fault.

00:21She added that portraying Najib as innocent and attempting to save him only worsens the

00:25party's position.

00:27Meanwhile, political scientist Wong Chin Huat said UMNO failed to acknowledge that its losses

00:32in the past two general elections were rooted in the 1MDB scandal, which alienated middle-ground

00:37Malays.

00:39Wong argued that UMNO must recognize this issue, cut ties with Najib, or ask him to

00:44retire from politics.

00:46Recently, former UMNO member Shahril Hamdan echoed these sentiments, saying the party's

00:51failure to address the 1MDB fallout has strained its relationship with Pakatan Harapan.

00:57Central Territory's Barisat Nasional Chief Johar Ghani also said that BN, with UMNO

01:02at its core, suffers from delusions, amnesia, inertia, and arrogance which prevent it from

01:08reclaiming its former strength.

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