The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is the main party in the coalition. An opposition alliance headed by new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 92, inflicted a shock defeat on BN in Wednesday's election, ejecting the coalition from power after more than six decades of unbroken rule. He was spurred out of retirement by allegations that Najib oversaw the wide-scale looting of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. "If the party failed in the general election, the leader has the moral obligation to step aside. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the former deputy prime minister, would take over as UMNO president, he said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 12, 2018 07:52 UTC