Malaysia’s Umno elects ‘old guard’

Malaysia’s United Malays National Organization (Umno) picked a familiar face as its new leader on Saturday despite a spectacular electoral defeat in May that pushed them from power after more than 60 years. Umno elected Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, formerly deputy premier under Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is popular among grassroots members, but his position as part of the old guard tainted by the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal may do little to rebuild trust with voters.—