00:00An analyst said the way BAKATAN HARAPAN is structured makes it highly unlikely that DAP
00:07will end up becoming PKR's lapdog.
00:11James Chin of the University of Tasmania said PKR does not dominate the current unity government
00:17nor the BAKATAN HARAPAN coalition in the way UMNO controlled the Barisan National Administration.
00:24He said MCA was labeled UMNO's lapdog as its leaders were heavily involved in business
00:30in the 1980s and 1990s, which he claimed made it easy for UMNO to control them.
00:37Chin said DAP is still recognized for its strong stand against corruption, cryptocracy
00:43and scandals, while continuing to advocate for the Chinese community.
00:49Previously, UMNO's Supreme Council member, Puat Zakarshi, claimed that DAP would share
00:54MCA's fate in the government and would eventually see a decline in support and influence.
01:01Hishamuddin Bakar of Ilham Center agreed that DAP was unlikely to suffer the same fate as
01:07MCA, as the party still has the support of young voters.
01:13On the flip side, he said the younger generation has rejected MCA just as Malay youths have
01:19turned away from UMNO.
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