MCA gets Bandar Hilir as third Melaka seat to contest, says Wee Ka Siong

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the party has been given an additional seat - Bandar Hilir - to contest in the Melaka State Election.

He said Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) finalised the decision today, with MCA set to contest in three state constituencies, including Machap Jaya and Kelebang.

Wee said its candidate for the Bandar Hilir state seat will be Melaka Historic City Council councillor Jasmine Lok Huey Yee, 38.

“Officially, MCA will contest the two seats that we won in 2021, namely Machap Jaya and Kelebang, and now we have been given an additional seat in Bandar Hilir.

“BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi handed over the letters of appointment for candidates at 4pm today,” he told a media conference at the Parliament Building today.

Wee said the additional seat was part of the process of finalising seat allocations between BN and PN for the Melaka polls.

He said this follows key PN leaders’ willingness to allocate the seat in question to MCA, which had contested the constituency previously, adding that the move would not affect the strategic cooperation between BN and its strategic partners for the state election.

“... (we) received a call from key PN leaders expressing their willingness to allow MCA to contest, as this is a seat we had contested in the past,” he said.

Overall, BN will contest 22 seats at the 16th Melaka polls.

The Election Commission (EC) has set November 14 as the polling day for the Melaka state election, with nomination day scheduled for Saturday (October 31) and early voting for November 10. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 29 日 — 马华总会长拿督斯里魏家祥博士表示，该党已获得一个额外席位 - Bandar Hilir - 参加马六甲州选举。

他说，国阵和国民联盟今天敲定了决定，马华将在三个州选区竞选，包括马接再也和吉里邦。

魏家祥表示，其竞选马六甲州议席的候选人将是马六甲历史城区议会议员 Jasmine Lok Huey Yee，现年 38 岁。

“官方而言，马华公会将竞选我们在 2021 年赢得的两个席位，即马查再也和吉勒邦，现在我们又获得了班达希利尔的一个额外席位。

“国阵主席拿督斯里阿末扎希博士今天下午4点向候选人颁发了委任书，”他今天在国会大厦举行的新闻发布会上说。

魏家祥表示，增加这一席位是国阵和国盟在马六甲州选举中最终确定席位分配过程的一部分。

他表示，此前国民联盟（PN）的主要领导人愿意将该席位分配给此前曾竞选过该选区的马华公会（MCA），并补充说，此举不会影响国阵（BN）与其战略伙伴在州选举中的战略合作。

他说：“我们接到国民联盟主要领导人的电话，他们表示愿意让马华公会参选，因为这是我们过去曾参选过的席位。”

总的来说，国阵将在第16届马六甲州选举中竞选22个席位。

选举委员会已确定11月14日为马六甲州选举的投票日，提名日定于星期六（10月31日），提前投票日为11月10日。——马新社

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