Umno’s new president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi stuck to familiar themes of defending Malay rights and protecting Islam on Saturday evening at the party’s first annual assembly as an opposition party, The Straits Times reports. Hamidi said he supported the slogan of fellow opposition party, Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which says that Islam should be the supreme power in governing Malaysia, as Umno welcomed top PAS leaders to its general assembly, its first since losing federal power last May. Hamidi’s rhetoric is seen at odds with young members who demand that their leaders restore public confidence in the party following its stunning defeat in the 14th General Election, specifically by paying closer attention to the aspirations of the new generation.