A crisis of leadership?


Facing party polls: Ahmad Zahid’s term as Umno’s president has already been extended twice. Will he face competition in the upcoming party elections? — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

“FU bu guo san dai” is a Chinese saying that means “wealth (or success) does not pass three generations”.

Arguably, this saying applied to Umno in the 14th and 15th General Elections: The party went into GE14 and GE15 with third- generation leaders.

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