KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 6 -- Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan said yesterday that while the party can politically push for the 15th general election (GE15) to be called soon, the decision does not fall in its hands alone.

Despite that, Shahril said the party's supreme council has previously made public its intention for a snap election in order to return the mandate to voters, and any stronger message will be announced after its meeting today.

"Umno can influence politically, because everyone already knows the number of Umno MPs who have all this while supported the Perikatan Nasional government in the Dewan Rakyat," he said in a FAQ released on his social media accounts.

"But the decision on the general election is not in the hands of...