The most striking development of the night was how far the former ruling party UMNO has fallen.

当晚最引人注目的事态发展是前执政党巫统的衰落程度。

The threat he faces now is from UMNO itself.

纳吉布现在的威胁来自巫统本身。

In the rural Malay heartlands, UMNO was as negative, racially divisive and pro-Malay as ever.

在马来西亚的农村腹地，巫统依然给人以支持种族分裂、偏袒马来族的负面形象。

Sadly, however, he presided over an ugly campaign by his United Malays National Organisation, UMNO, the main component of Barisan.

但遗憾的是，在由他所属的政党、国民阵线的主要成员——马来民族统一机构（简称“巫统”）主导的这次丑陋选举中，他是主持者。

In fact, if UMNO is to have a future in a prospering Malaysia it needs young urban voters, not poor rural ones.

实际上，如果巫统想要在未来更加繁荣的马来西亚中有前途，它需要年轻城市选民的支持，而不是农村贫困选民的支持。

Likewise, UMNO hardliners might argue that what is needed now is to bolster support among its Malay core by replacing Mr Najib with a less bashful Malay supremacist.

同样的，巫统党内的强硬派可能会认为他们需要一个更大胆的马来人至上论者，以争取其核心马来成员的支持。