text: [{"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Zahid stepping down won\u2019t solve anything, says Puad"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said everyone in the party was equally responsible for Umno\u2019s poor electoral performance. (Facebook pic)"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Puad Zarkashi said relinquishing the presidency did nothing to resolve the problems in the party, as when Najib Razak stepped down following Barisan Nasional\u2019s loss of the federal government after six decades."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "\u201cNajib stepped down after he was pressured by a few top leaders, but it didn\u2019t solve anything. In fact some of those who had pressured him to step down contributed nothing to the party and had also left Umno,\u201d he said."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "\u201cIt is better to identify what is wrong than who to blame,\u201d he told FMT."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Calls for Zahid to step down had been raised following Umno\u2019s poor showing at the recent state assembly elections in six states."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Former vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob had urged the Umno leadership to listen to grassroot members and step down from their posts to restore the party\u2019s image."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Umno won only 19 of the 108 state seats contested, following an equally dismal performance in the general election last November, winning only 26 of 120 seats contested."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "However, Puad said everyone in the party, including Ismail, was equally responsible for Umno\u2019s performance."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "He also said he was confident that the party would be able to get back on its feet despite the loss of support among the Malays."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "PN tak masuk campur kes Ahmad Zahid masa tadbir negara"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "In verse, PKR man questions govt\u2019s values after Zahid discharge"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "No need for partnerships with \u2018scheming\u2019 leaders, says Zahid"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "Zahid dodges question about Shahelmey\u2019s suspension"}]