PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 – MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek says that he supports fresh party elections but not the November 28 extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by his rival Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai for the same purpose.
Dr Chua said that Liow should call off the EGM scheduled for next Saturday and discuss the possibility of holding fresh elections in March.
“I am one of those who supported fresh elections after the October 10 EGM but I do not support the November 28 EGM as the resolutions do not fulfil the requirement of the MCA constitution,” said Dr Chua.
He said that he had suggested that the resolutions be changed to be made more effective but expressed exasperation that his suggestions were rejected by Liow and his allies.
“I do not support defective EGM resolutions,” he said pointing out that for fresh elections to happen two thirds of the central committee must resign and that should be made a resolution which is was not.
Dr Chua said that March would be the best date as January and February is the Chinese New Year holiday season but that if the party wanted to do fresh elections using the proposed new model of involving direct elections of the president, it would require constitutional amendments which would see elections happening only six to eight months down the road.
Liow yesterday said his ultimate goal was to have fresh elections and if two thirds of the central committee could be persuaded to resign en bloc, the EGM would be called off.
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