Melaka polls: Ab Rauf claims progress in MCA seat talks despite Wee’s reservations

ALOR GAJAH, Oct 28 — Discussions between Melaka Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh and MCA President Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong is believed to have successfully resolved several deadlocks regarding seat distribution for the Melaka state election (PRN) next month.

Ab Rauf, who is also the Melaka BN election director, described the development as “positive” when met by reporters.

“(The discussion was) good, great... we managed to resolve the deadlocks that had previously arisen. We will wait for MCA itself to later perhaps provide the outcome (decision) from the negotiations I discussed with him (MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong) (on Monday) night,” he said.

He spoke to reporters after the Launching the Masjid Tanah Parliamentary BN Machinery, officiated by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also BN chairman, in Masjid Tanah here last night.

Earlier, Wee was reported to have said in a Facebook post yesterday that MCA and Umno had not reconnected following a meeting at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Monday night.

He was quoted as saying that it was too early for Ahmad Zahid to describe the outcome of the meeting as positive, adding that both sides need to continue discussions to reach a resolution in the near future.

Previously, MCA reportedly stated that it would not recognise any candidates from the party announced by BN for the Melaka state election without the approval of its top leadership.

Wee said the act of announcing candidates without consultation and agreement from MCA was unacceptable, especially when seats previously contested by MCA were allegedly given to other parties.

Last Saturday, BN announced the coalition’s candidates contesting 21 state legislative assembly (DUN) seats, including two MCA candidates: incumbent Machap Jaya assemblyman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem and incumbent Kelebang assemblyman Datuk Lim Ban Hong. — Bernama

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亚罗牙也，10月28日——马六甲国阵主席拿督斯里阿劳夫尤索和马华总会长拿督斯里魏家祥之间的讨论相信已成功解决下个月马六甲州选举（PRN）席位分配的几个僵局。

同时也是马六甲国阵选举主任的阿布·拉乌夫在接受记者采访时，将这一进展描述为“积极的”。

他说：“（讨论）很好，非常棒……我们成功打破了之前出现的僵局。我们将等待马华公会稍后公布我周一晚上与他（马华公会主席拿督斯里魏家祥）讨论的谈判结果（决定）。”

他昨晚在丹那清真寺举行国阵议会机械启动仪式后，在副首相兼国阵主席拿督斯里艾哈迈德扎希德哈米迪的主持下，向记者发表上述言论。

此前有报道称，魏家祥昨天在脸书上发帖称，马华公会和巫统在周一晚吉隆坡一家酒店会面后并未重新建立联系。

据报道，他表示，艾哈迈德·扎希德现在就将此次会晤的结果描述为积极的还为时过早，并补充说，双方需要继续讨论，以便在不久的将来达成解决方案。

此前有报道称，马华公会曾表示，未经其最高领导层批准，不会承认国阵宣布的任何参加马六甲州选举的候选人。

魏家祥表示，未经马华公会协商和同意就宣布候选人的做法是不可接受的，尤其是一些原本由马华公会竞选的席位据称被给了其他政党。

上周六，国阵公布了竞选21个州立法议会（DUN）议席的联盟候选人，其中包括两名马华候选人：现任马查再也议员拿督魏希森和现任基里邦议员拿督林万丰。 — 马新社

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