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Umno chief Zahid's troubles pave way for 'clean' deputy Mohamad's premiership ambitions
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Calls for Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down have come from both inside the party and out.
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KUALA LUMPUR - "You are talking to him," Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan joked at the party's general assembly a fortnight ago, when asked about the party's pick for prime minister at fresh elections expected within months.
But in the short time since, his candidacy is no longer a laughing matter.

