‘We cannot be pushed around’: MCA walks out of Melaka event, says Barisan ignored its say on seats

MCA leaders, including President Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, walked out of a Barisan Nasional event in Melaka, protesting against the candidate announcement and seat allocation process conducted without MCA's consent.

The disagreement arose over constituencies traditionally contested by MCA being allocated to other parties, despite the absence of formal negotiations.

Wee emphasized that the walkout was not a boycott but a statement against decisions made without MCA's consultation.

He clarified that the issue was specific to Melaka and did not affect MCA's broader relationship with Barisan Nasional, noting that negotiations in other states had been conducted with due respect to all parties.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 25 — MCA leaders walked out of a Barisan Nasional event in Melaka after objecting to what the party described as a candidate announcement and seat allocation process carried out without its agreement.

According to The Star , the dispute yesterday centred on constituencies previously contested by MCA, which the party claimed had been allocated to other parties despite the absence of formal negotiations and mutual consent.

“MCA cannot be pushed around. We are a political party and we deserve to be treated with dignity. How can decisions be made on MCA’s behalf without our agreement when the MCA president is still here?” MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong told the English daily

The walkout involved Wee, MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon and representatives from six MCA divisions in Melaka during the event held at the Melaka International Trade Centre.

According to Wee, MCA had been informed by Barisan Nasional’s executive secretary on Friday night that the gathering would focus solely on the launch of the coalition’s election machinery and would not include any announcement of candidates.

However, upon arriving at the venue, party members alerted him to the possibility that candidates could be unveiled.

He said MCA later discovered that the programme included a candidate announcement segment, prompting the party leadership to seek clarification from Barisan Nasional leaders.

Wee also said MCA had learnt during a meeting two days earlier that seats traditionally contested by the party were being reassigned to other coalition partners, The Star reported.

The MCA president said he objected to the proposed arrangement and that the party subsequently sent a formal letter to Barisan Nasional on Friday expressing its opposition to the seat allocation.

He said MCA’s central political bureau met on Saturday morning and decided the party would still attend the event in its capacity as a Barisan Nasional component member. However, the inclusion of a candidate announcement prompted the delegation to leave the venue.

Dr Wee described the episode as unprecedented in his political experience, arguing that MCA had not been given sufficient opportunity to discuss the allocation before being informed that the matter had effectively been settled.

He said negotiations in Melaka involved only one meeting with other parties before the allocation process was concluded, and questioned how MCA could be expected to endorse an arrangement reached without its agreement.

He told The Star that the walkout was not intended as a boycott of the event, but rather a signal that MCA would not accept decisions made without consultation.

Wee also stressed the disagreement was limited to the seat allocation exercise in Melaka and should not be interpreted as reflecting MCA’s overall relationship with Barisan Nasional.

He added that cooperation at the federal level, as well as seat negotiations in Johor and Negeri Sembilan, had been conducted in a manner that respected all parties involved.

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包括主席拿督斯里魏家祥在内的马华领袖退出了在马六甲举行的国阵活动，抗议在未经马华同意的情况下宣布候选人和分配议席的过程。

尽管没有进行正式谈判，但选区历来都是MCA争夺的焦点，而此次争议的焦点在于选区被分配给了其他政党。

魏家祥强调，这次退场并非抵制，而是为了抗议未经马华公会协商而做出的决定。

他澄清说，这个问题仅限于马六甲，并不影响马华公会与国民阵线的整体关系，并指出在其他州进行的谈判都充分尊重了各方。

八打灵再也，10月25日讯——马华公会领袖在马六甲参加国阵活动时，因反对该党所称的未经其同意而进行的候选人公布和席位分配程序而愤然离场。

据《星报》报道，昨天的争议焦点在于马华公会此前曾竞选过的选区，该党声称这些选区在没有正式谈判和双方同意的情况下被分配给了其他政党。

“马华公会不能任人摆布。我们是一个政党，理应受到尊重。马华公会会长还在世，怎么能在未经我们同意的情况下代表马华公会做出决定呢？”马华公会会长拿督斯里魏家祥对英文日报表示。

在马六甲国际贸易中心举行的活动中，魏家祥、马华公会副会长拿督马汉顺医生以及来自马六甲六个马华公会分部的代表集体退场。

据魏家祥称，马华公会周五晚间接到国阵执行秘书的通知，此次集会将只专注于启动该联盟的选举机器，不会宣布任何候选人。

然而，到达会场后，党内成员提醒他，可能会有候选人被公布。

他表示，马华公会后来发现该节目包含候选人宣布环节，促使党领导层向国民阵线领导人寻求澄清。

据《星报》报道，魏家祥还表示，马华公会在两天前的一次会议上得知，该党传统上竞选的席位将被重新分配给其他联盟伙伴。

马华公会主席表示反对这项提议的安排，该党随后于周五向国民阵线发出正式信函，表达了对席位分配的反对意见。

他表示，马华公会中央政治局周六上午召开会议，决定该党仍将以国阵成员党的身份出席此次活动。然而，由于活动中包含候选人提名宣布环节，代表团最终离开了会场。

魏家祥博士称这一事件在他的政治生涯中前所未有，并指出马华公会没有得到足够的机会讨论拨款事宜，就被告知此事实际上已经解决。

他表示，在马六甲进行的谈判只涉及与其他各方的一次会面，之后分配程序就结束了。他还质疑，如何能指望马华公会认可一项未经其同意而达成的安排。

他告诉《星报》，这次退场并非意在抵制该活动，而是为了表明马华公会不会接受未经协商就做出的决定。

魏家祥也强调，分歧仅限于马六甲的席位分配，不应被解读为反映马华公会与国民阵线的整体关系。

他还补充说，联邦层面的合作以及柔佛州和森美兰州的议席谈判，都是以尊重所有相关方的方式进行的。

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