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Umno is beating the drum for an early GE16, but the arithmetic in the Dewan Rakyat suggests the road to the polls may not be in its hands.
The Blue wave: The party's general assembly, which concluded yesterday, was very much in favour of an early general election. — EZARD FAROUQ/The Star
INSIDE the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, the message echoing through the Umno General Assembly was loud and clear. The party wants a snap general election, and it wants it as soon as possible.
Setting the tone in his policy address, party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the packed Dewan Merdeka that the time has come for the 16th General Election (GE16) because it is what the people want.
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蓝色浪潮：该党昨日闭幕的全体大会强烈支持提前举行大选。——埃扎德·法鲁克/《星报》
在吉隆坡世界贸易中心内，巫统大会上回荡着一个清晰而响亮的信息：该党希望举行提前大选，而且越快越好。
党主席拿督斯里阿末扎希博士在政纲中向座无虚席的独立礼堂表示，第16届全国大选（GE16）的时机已经到来，因为这是人民的意愿。
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