Return to middle ground to survive, analysts tell Umno

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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Jeniri Amir says the party will not be able to survive if it becomes too Malay or Islam-centric.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/24/return-to-middle-ground-to-survive-analysts-tell-umno/  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 #Umno #MalayCentric #MiddleGround

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00:00A political analyst says UMNO must return to its historically successful middle ground

00:08position to regain a firm foothold in Malaysian politics.

00:13Stressing the importance of moderation, University Malaysia Sarawak's Jeneri Amir said the

00:18party should avoid becoming too focused on ethnic interests.

00:23He said UMNO will not survive if it moves towards an overly Malay or Islam-centric agenda,

00:29postulating that such a strategy would, at best, only work in the short term.

00:35Jeneri was commenting after Wanita UMNO Chief Nuraini Ahmad said on Thursday that it was

00:41not necessary for the party to prove it is more Malay than Pas and Bersatu.

00:47Meanwhile, James Chin from the University of Tasmania questioned the need for the party

00:52to appeal to the non-Malay electorate.

00:55He said UMNO has never tried to canvass for Chinese votes, having always fought in rural

01:00areas where the Malays form the majority.

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