Speaking to FMT, Amir said the election would be brought forward due to unhappiness among members with the current leadership.

“According to the Registrar of Societies, we are only due for party elections next year,” he said.

However, he said the party needs to take certain steps before the polls are conducted, including refining its membership system.

“We are working on a (better) system, which will hopefully be done by the end of March.

“Previously, anyone could be a member. We want it to be more organised now,” he said, adding that all positions would be open for members to contest, even the presidency.

Last year, FMT reported that many Muda members had complained about being kept in the dark as to the party’s direction and the contents of its constitution.

They also said decisions by the party’s top leadership were not conveyed to the grassroots.

“They do not share the outcomes of their meetings with the members. It is as if the party belongs to a few individuals. The rest of us are left in the dark,” a source in the party had said.

Muda member Danial Jafri was among those who expressed their dissatisfaction, urging the party to conduct elections after its defeat in all 19 seats it contested in the six state polls.

Danial said the call for a party election was consistent with the grassroots’ demands for internal issues to be addressed and the party’s structure enhanced.