Umno Party Election

If everything goes in accordance with schedule and plan, Najib Razak will be Malaysia's next PM after the Umno party election which started today. He was reported to call for "massive change" in the ruling party as it heads for critical leadership polls this week. It is no brainer to understand the purpose of the call for reform call since Umno lost a fair bit of Malay's support in the 2008 political Tsunami.

For Najib, it will be critical for him not to make anymore mistake as he has enough baggage on the various scandals that alleged involving him. But can he as someone who is associated with so many scandals convincing enough to push for a reform? Apart from that, there are many challenges ahead waiting for him such as economy problem, corruption, race integration and many more.

We will also wonder what approach will Najib adopted in addressing the issues. We already seen how he snatched power from the PR ruled Perak, he ordered the suspension of the opposition publication of Harakah and Suara Keadilan and what else...

I'm not too optimistic that he will take things the mild approach as Abdullah Ahmad Badawi did. Instead, he might use iron fist approach to ensure he remain in control. So, MCA, Gerakan, MCA and gang have to be prepared...