KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) advisory board chairman Datuk Seri Najib\u00a0Razak said BN would have to shoulder risks if it continues to delay the dissolution of Parliament.
\nThe former prime minister said he had gone through a\u00a0similar experience before which led to declining support for BN and eventually its first ever defeat, in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018.
\nTherefore, he did not want the same fate to befall\u00a0BN\u00a0in\u00a0GE15 as the current government\u2019s tenure will expire\u00a0next year. BN consists of\u00a0UMNO, MCA, MIC and\u00a0Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS).
\nWhen will GE15 be held? I am not sure but I want to share this for the first time. I\u00a0want to confess that we should have held GE14 after the 2017 SEA Games and maybe BN might have won big but we delayed and when we deferred, the situation changed,\u201d he said.
\nHe said this in his speech at the BN convention held in conjunction with the 48th anniversary celebration of the coalition here today. Also present were Prime Minister\u00a0Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, BN deputy chairman\u00a0Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and leaders of other component parties.
\nOn the date\u00a0for GE15, Najib, who is\u00a0Pekan Member of Parliament, hoped the UMNO `top five\u2019 would discuss the matter\u00a0and help the prime minister decide on the right time for dissolving Parliament to pave the way for polls because the risks are too high.
\nThe top five refer to UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and vice-presidents\u00a0Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and\u00a0Ismail Sabri.
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