KUALA LUMPUR: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said he respected the decision of the party delegates at the extraordinary general meeting.
He, however, said the outcome of the EGM was unprecedented.
Kong said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was anxious to know the outcome of the EGM, but thought it was premature for him to make any statements because he needed time to digest the results.
Kong was with Najib during the launch of the sale of the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) houses and the Kuala Lumpur City Council public housing units yesterday.
On whether there was a need for new party elections, Kong said the party constitution must be looked into first.
Vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said all four party vice-presidents should sit down as soon as possible to discuss the situation.
She said she had spoken to Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai after the EGM about the meeting of the four vice-presidents.
“It is not about who to hold what position now but the party’s direction,” she told reporters after the EGM.
“The central delegates have already shown what they want in the EGM. We should take action now to restructure the party,” Dr Ng said.
Asked whether there was a “third force” at play, Dr Ng refused to comment and said: “You all can analyse by yourselves.”
Liow, when approached by reporters after the EGM, declined to comment, and merely said he would release a statement at a later date.
Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said the decision of the delegates should be respected.
He said everyone should wait for the central committee meeting to decide the next course of action.
“Don’t ask me if I am happy with the results. I respect the decision of the delegates,” he said.
The party’s Elders’ Council chairman Datuk Yap Pian Hon said the situation the party has found itself in after the EGM was unprecedented.
However, he said the decision of the delegates should be acknowledged.
“Now the issue is to discuss the status of the president,’’ he said.
Penang Wanita MCA chief Tan Cheng Liang said the decision to reject the move to reinstate Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as MCA’s deputy president showed that the party did not want a tainted leader.
She said the outcome of the EGM was not enough to remove Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat from the president’s post.
“It is not two thirds of the votes and the central committee has to discuss the matter,” she said.
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