00:00An analyst says MCA's decision not to cooperate with DAP at the next general election is less
00:06about ideology than weakness, arguing that the Barisan national component's seemingly tough
00:12rhetoric ultimately rings hollow.
00:14Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani of ADA Southeast Asia said while MCA President Wee Ka-seong's
00:20remarks appear combative, the party lacks the ground strength to back them up.
00:25Asrul also said MCA is in a weak bargaining position, having won only two of the 44 parliamentary
00:32seats it contested in GE15.
00:35During its annual general meeting over the weekend, MCA passed a resolution rejecting any
00:40form of cooperation with DAP at GE16, which Wee attributed to ideological differences.
00:47International Islamic University Malaysia's Lao Tzu Wei said MCA could test its strength
00:52against DAP in the upcoming Malacca and Johor state polls, but said the long-time BN component
00:58would have to depend heavily on Malay votes from UMNO to succeed.
01:03While MCA has been active in voter outreach, Lao said the party will likely only gain Chinese
01:08support if DAP makes a grave misstep that renders it unelectable.
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