Malaysia's ruling party has launched a first round of meetings that will determine whether it keeps Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as its chief.
About 19,000 branches in the United Malays National Organisation party began the meetings. They will continue nationwide through next month.
The meetings will discuss preparations for the party's congress in December, when Mr Abdullah intends to defend his party presidency.
The talks will be watched for signs of whether members support Mr Abdullah's plan to hand power to his deputy in mid-2010.
Some officials say the transition period should be wrapped up sooner.
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