Bersatu to postpone party elections till next year

Sheridan Mahavera5 years ago29th Aug 2019News

Mahathir mohamad 03 290819 - nazir sufari — Bersatu chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that fully paid up members, who have for the past two years, will be eligible to attend the party’s general assembly next year. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, August 29, 2019.

BERSATU, Pakatan Harapan’s Malay-only party, has postponed its party elections until next year.

Bersatu chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that branch elections will start from January 25 to March 25, while division elections and annual meetings will start on April 4.

Elections for national posts will take place on June 20 next year, Dr Mahathir announced to the media today.

These will be the party’s first ever elections, having formed in September 2016.

He added that only those who had paid their membership dues for two years would be allowed to attend the annual general assembly.

Past reports have suggested that Bersatu will postpone its national elections in order allow its branches and divisions to be firmly established. – August 29, 2019.

The Malaysian Insight

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