{
  "id": 16351020,
  "title": "MCA keluar majlis umum calon BN, bantah agihan kerusi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mca-keluar-majlis-umum-calon-bn-bantah-agihan-kerusi-16351020",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/25/mca-keluar-majlis-umum-calon-bn-bantah-agihan-kerusi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Leaders of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) walked out of a BN candidate nomination meeting for the PRN Melaka, expressing dissatisfaction with certain decisions related to candidate distribution. The MCA president, Wee Ka Siong, accused the BN leadership of making decisions without consulting the MCA, despite being a component party of BN for many years. Wee and his deputy, Mah Hang Soon, along with leaders from six MCA divisions in Melaka, left the business convention center in Melaka, stating that the meeting only involved the announcement of party lists without any candidate nominations. Upon arriving at the venue, Wee was informed that nominations may be announced, but he questioned the BN leadership's decision to change the format, noting that MCA was only aware of such an arrangement during a two-day meeting the previous day. MCA formally protested against the candidate allocation scheme, and Wee likened the situation to never having happened in his political career. He emphasized that MCA should at least be shown some respect as a coalition partner, not an adversary. If open discussions were held and a joint decision could be reached, MCA was prepared to share responsibility. Wee stated that his walkout aimed to clarify that MCA would not accept decisions without consultation. He expressed hope that the situation could be rectified before the candidate nominations are announced. When asked if MCA would withdraw from the Melaka race, Wee said the party had not yet made a decision and would assess developments in the coming days. MCA holds the Klebang and Machap Jaya seats in the Malaysian Parliament, in addition to the seven seats they contested in the 2021 PRN, including Ayer Keroh, Kesidang, Kota Laksamana, Bandar Hilir and Bemban.",
  "summary": "Presiden MCA Wee Ka Siong berkata kerusi yang sebelum ini ditandingi parti itu kini diberi kepada parti lain tanpa sebarang rundingan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}