KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — All Barisan Nasional and Umno Members of Parliament (MPs) have decided to support Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to be the next prime minister.
“The candidate is clean and from Umno. It was unanimous,” Padang Besar MP Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin told reporters after the meeting at Umno headquarters at about 11.15pm.
“The president will make an announcement on the candidate. What is important is that he is clean and does not have any cases that could cast doubt on his credibility,” he was quoted as saying by Malay Mail.
Ismail Sabri was Deputy Prime Minister, he looks most agreeable to us, he said.
