KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) will never be able to replace Umno.
Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said it was impossible for PPBM to lead the nation and shoulder the huge task when they could not even follow their own party constitution.
"PPBM has no regard for its own constitution.
“They don't hold meetings at branch and division levels, so it is questionable as to how they choose the delegates for its annual general meeting,” he said.
The prime minister also chided PPBM's chairman and former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for attempting to seek foreign support in case the outcome of the 14th General Election (GE14) does not favour the opposition.
He pointed out that the present electoral system is the one that had allowed Dr Mahathir to rule the nation for 22 years.
On Jan 25, Dr Mahathir met with ambassadors from 16 European Union member states.
The meeting had been criticised as inviting foreign interference in local affairs.
Najib said the meeting was to look for opportunities to create controversies and influence the people by implying that the electoral system was unfair.
He said the electoral system in the country now was the same system that had ensure the nation’s progress to this day.
"The system today is actually even more transparent than before. It is better.
"We have a polling agent, a counting agent, indelible ink system and more... thus chances for cheating is near to none.
"How can they say this election is unfair? The question is for the past 22 years why did he (Dr Mahathir) not complain about it?" Najib said during a press conference after the Umno Supreme Council meeting.