Zahid's speech was that of a prime minister-in-waiting, says KJ
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KUALA LUMPUR: Khairy Jamaluddin said Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's policy speech showed that the party and Barisan Nasional were ready to form the next government.
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The former Umno Youth chief went as far as describing Zahid's policy speech as "the speech of a prime minister-in-waiting".
"This is the speech of a prime minister-in-waiting, and a speech of a government-in-waiting," he said after Zahid delivered his presidential policy speech at the 2026 Umno General Assembly today.
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