Party united despite talk of rift over 1MDB scandal: Najib
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday his party was united and looking to victory in the next elections, dismissing talk of a rift over a financial scandal that has brought unprecedented dissent within the long-ruling party.
Mr Najib chaired the first leadership meeting of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) since a Cabinet reshuffle in July when he sacked then deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin and other senior ministers.
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