KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth has proposed that candidates vying for the movement's top post to be restricted to those below 45.
At present there is no age limit for Umno Youth chief candidates, but Youth membership is confined to those below 40.
The movement has also recommended that candidates going for the movement's vice-chief post must be an executive committee member for at least one term or holds a division youth chief post.
In announcing the proposals Wednesday, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the changes were proposed to be included in the amendment to the party's constitution, which would be tabled at the Umno's supreme council meeting on Friday.
He said the movement wanted more members at the grassroots level to be given the opportunity to chart the leadership.
Umno Youth has also proposed the elections of Supreme Council posts to be conducted during the divisional delegate meetings and not during the general assembly, he told reporters after chairing Umno Youth executive committee meeting here Wednesday.
He said as such the delegates should be increased by 30 per cent comprising Umno Youth, Wanita and Puteri chiefs at the branch level, and this would involved about 100,000 delegates compared to about 2,000 at the moment.
He said the movement also proposed a member could offer to contest a division Youth committee member post after becoming a member for at least one year.
At present, to qualify a candidate has to be a Youth branch chief or committee member, he added.
Khairy said to vie for a Youth division chief post, one had to be a member for at least three years and held the post of a Youth branch chief or a branch committee member.
He said a member was eligible to vie for a Youth executive committee member post after becoming a member for three years and held a division committee member post.
At present there is no age limit for Umno Youth chief candidates, but Youth membership is confined to those below 40.
The movement has also recommended that candidates going for the movement's vice-chief post must be an executive committee member for at least one term or holds a division youth chief post.
In announcing the proposals Wednesday, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the changes were proposed to be included in the amendment to the party's constitution, which would be tabled at the Umno's supreme council meeting on Friday.
He said the movement wanted more members at the grassroots level to be given the opportunity to chart the leadership.
Umno Youth has also proposed the elections of Supreme Council posts to be conducted during the divisional delegate meetings and not during the general assembly, he told reporters after chairing Umno Youth executive committee meeting here Wednesday.
He said as such the delegates should be increased by 30 per cent comprising Umno Youth, Wanita and Puteri chiefs at the branch level, and this would involved about 100,000 delegates compared to about 2,000 at the moment.
He said the movement also proposed a member could offer to contest a division Youth committee member post after becoming a member for at least one year.
At present, to qualify a candidate has to be a Youth branch chief or committee member, he added.
Khairy said to vie for a Youth division chief post, one had to be a member for at least three years and held the post of a Youth branch chief or a branch committee member.
He said a member was eligible to vie for a Youth executive committee member post after becoming a member for three years and held a division committee member post.
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