PM need not be an Umno president, says Shahrir

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Veteran Umno figure Shahrir Abdul Samad said his party must break free from the tradition of limiting its prime ministerial candidate to the party president.At a forum in Kajang, Selangor today, Shahrir said Umno should drop its "one-man show" concept where power is centralised.He said this is crucial as the party will soon be going into a general election and there does not appear to be a consensus on their candidate for prime minister."We haven't made a decision, although we have a president, deputy president, and vice-presidents. We will be facing this (question) until the elections."Choosing an alignment (not linked to Perikatan Nasional) is also an acceptance that now is the time for a change, a time to try new things."We don't have to go back to the rule that the Umno president must definitely be the prime minister," he said during t…