00:00Analysts believe that a partnership between Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim and Deputy
00:07Finance Minister Lim Hui-ying at the helm of Penang DAP has the potential to unite the
00:13state chapter.
00:15Analyst Chin Yi-man said the move could also possibly dispel talks about infighting in
00:20Penang DAP after Chairman Chow Kwan-yao announced he would not be defending his post in the
00:26coming polls.
00:28Last week, DAP Secretary-General Lok Siew Fook expressed support for the Sim-Lim duo
00:33and called for members to back them in the upcoming polls.
00:38Media reports have previously speculated about an internal conflict between former Finance
00:43Minister Lim Kuan-eng's and Chow's camps.
00:47Chin said the state chapter needs to be led by those who are known at both state and national
00:51levels.
00:53He also said Kuan-eng's support for the duo would carry weight, given his position as
00:57the party's national chairman.
01:00Sim and Hui-ying are among 32 DAP officials from the Penang chapter vying for 15 positions
01:06on the state chapter's 2024-2027 committee.
