Zahid's position in Umno grows tenuous amid rumblings of discontent

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's position as the top leader in his party is becoming increasingly tenuous as internal grumbles grow over his leadership.

Zahid had the unenviable task of reviving Umno after his predecessor Najib Abdul Razak led BN to defeat in the 2018 general election amid the 1MDB scandal, for which the latter is now facing charges for.

However, Zahid himself has 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering hanging over his head, which made his position in government untenable when Umno managed to return to power under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance.

PN is led by Bersatu, which quit Pakatan Harapan in late February, leading to the collapse of the government. It had cooperated with a group of PKR defectors led by Gombak MP Azmin Ali.

Even though Umno was back in power but with Bersatu in the driver seat, Zahid was not...