MCA ready to face Pakatan, says Liow

Diyana Ibrahim Diyana Ibrahim Updated 8 years ago · Published on 25 Jan 2018 1:11PM · 3 Comments

MCA president Liow Tiong Lai says the party is prepared to face Pakatan Harapan's campaigning in its constituencies. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 25, 2018.

MCA is prepared to face the fierce campaigning of Pakatan Harapan parties in its strongholds. 

Party president Liow Tiong Lai said he welcomed PH to contest wherever they wanted. 

“We are ready. PH wants to focus on each MCA seat but we are prepared,” he said at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today. 

Earlier, DAP Johor chairman Liew Chin Tong had said that PH will venture into “enemy territory” with a string of back-to-back events at the MCA-held constituencies of Ayer Hitam and Bentong.

Liow who is Bentong MP said the party is prepared to defend its seats, including Bentong.

Liow said PH was targeting several marginal seats held by BN, and Bentong was one of the opposition’s top priorities.

In the 2003 general election, Liow almost lost the seat to Wong Tack, an environmental activist turned politician.

Liow garnered 25,947 votes to Wong’s 25,568 – a margin of 379 votes or 0.6%. The constituency comprises 45% Malay voters, 44% Chinese and 9% Indian.

PH also said the pact believes it can gain a shock victory in BN stronghold Ayer Hitam.

Meanwhile, Liow confirmed that MCA will stand in Gelang Patah, which was previously “loaned” to Umno.

He said MCA is negotiating to compete for the Wangsa Maju seat.

“Negotiations for seat allocations are going well (Gelang Patah and Wangsa Maju).

“What we have loaned, we can get back,” he said. – January 25, 2018.

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  • PH should get a credible and winnable candidate to contest in Betong. Get rid of this useless lap-dog politician once and for all. BN will wobble if PH can remove both number one lap-dog in MCA & MIC

    Posted 8 years ago by Chris Ng · Reply

  • In the 1959 general election there were 104 parliamentary seats and MCA was given 33 seats. Now there are 165 parliamentary seats in Peninsular Malaysia, MCA is given 15 seats to contest.That shows how UMNO squeezes MCA. Well, MCA is likely to lose all, since it cannot even get back the same number of seats it was given 60 years ago, and seen to be really weak. Shame on you, MCA.

    Posted 8 years ago by Meng Kow Loh · Reply

  • Bentong is going to be interesting fight. Even if Liow wins Benting, MCA will lose everything else? How to remain MCA head?

    Posted 8 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply