Umno President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the membership of Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli in Umno has been automatically revoked. This came after Haslihelmy decided to contest the Pelangai by-election as an independent candidate. Zahid Hamidi made the announcement at the nomination centre at Dewan Orang Ramai Felda Kemasul in Bentong.
Prior to this, Haslihelmy had expressed his willingness to be dismissed from Umno for running as an independent candidate. The upcoming by-election will be a three-corner fight, with Haslihelmy going against Bentong Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Amizar Abu Adam and Perikatan Nasional’s Kasim Samat.
The vacancy for this by-election was created following the death of Datuk Seri Johari Harun from Barisan Nasional. Johari tragically died in a plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam on August 17. As a result, his seat was left vacant, prompting the need for a by-election.
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