Limited seats forcing MCA to push BN against DAP, says analyst
MCA’s efforts to keep Barisan Nasional (BN) from cooperating with DAP stem not from principle but from a desire to secure its political survival, an analyst says.
Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri said MCA had only two parliamentary seats, placing it in a precarious position following the internal agreement between BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to maintain seats for the party that won them in the last election.
“If BN continues to work with DAP, it means MCA will have no room to contest elsewhere,” Zaharuddin, of Global Asia Consulting, said.
He pointed to Upko’s experience before the Sabah state election, saying it would have missed out on its desired seats if it had remained aligned with PH.
“MIC and MCA are using the same approach, threatening BN because they want seats. They want to contest many seats,…
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