If you look at the following political parties in Malaysia, you will find one thing in common among them:
- Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM)
- Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang)
- Group led by Azmin Ali (AA)
- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
- Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan)
All of them, in one way or another, have a significant group of politicians from United Malays National Organisation (Umno). PPBM and Pejuang are practically ex-Umno parties.
Should you put Umno and the 5 spin-offs together, you can imagine how strong a political force Umno can be. Umno has for decades been known as a synonym of Malaysia insofar politics are concerned. All the prime ministers of Malaysia thus far are all closely linked to Umno's dominance.
Umno, as a once formidable political force deciding who was the prime minister of Malaysia, has degraded into a political faction that has to work with other parties just to maintain its relevance in the ruling coalition. Why? Umno has lost its shine due to its own corruption and abuse of power over the decades when the party helmed the country.
The leaders in Umno have become so greedy that Malaysia was getting too small for Umno. Malaysia was incurring huge debts just to feed the luxurious personal appetite of Umno leaders and their cronies. If history is of any lesson, Umno is expected to go down the slippery slope and become an even less influential party in the years to come. The situation is not dissimilar to those political parties once very dominant in other countries.
The end of Umno is near. Do you agree?
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