Yes, looks like Zahid will lead the Opposition

– Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is set to become the Opposition leader in the Dewan Rakyat.

This was confirmed by Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa on Monday.

“Yes, he (Dr Ahmad Zahid) will be the Opposition leader,” said Annuar Musa.

In the 14th general election, Barisan Nasional won 79 seats while PAS took 18.

According to sources, both the Marang MP and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, and PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, were not keen to take up the Opposition leader post.

However, several Barisan component parties in Sabah and Sarawak soon left the coalition, leaving the former ruling coalition with 57 MPs – 54 from Umno, two from MIC, and one from MCA.

Although Umno suffered further setback when three of its MPs, including former Puteri chief Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, abandoned the party to become independents, it remains the party with the most seats in the Opposition bloc.