MCA’s general assembly has approved a resolution rejecting any form of cooperation with DAP in the next general election (GE16).
Delegates also agreed that if any Barisan Nasional (BN) component party decides to work with DAP in GE16 despite MCA’s stand, the party will set its own political course.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the party could not work with DAP because of major ideological differences between the two parties.
“If any BN component works with DAP in any way in GE16, it will prove that the BN spirit is dead,” he said when tabling the resolution.
In July, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition plans to continue its alliance with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in GE16 despite calls for BN to go solo.
The Umno-led BN played a crucial role in enabling Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to form the unity government after the 2022 general election resulted in a hung Parliament.
PH won 81 parliamentary seats while BN secured 30, including 25 by Umno, in its worst electoral performance to date. MCA retained the two seats it previously held.
The MCA delegates also passed a resolution calling on Anwar to remove Fadhlina Sidek as education minister, and to appoint a leader capable of carrying out reforms to the post.
Wee said Fadhlina lacked the political will to execute reforms in the ministry and had failed to tackle issues of bullying and violence in schools.
The general assembly also strongly condemned “extremists” in both government and opposition parties, accusing them of manipulating racial and religious issues for political gain.
“Such actions that spark racial division and hamper national unity are very irresponsible,” the resolution read.
Another resolution urged the government to revive the goods and services tax (GST) to ensure a more efficient, fair, stable and transparent tax system.
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