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| Ong hangs on, Liow made deputy |
| Written by Sharon Tan | |||
| Friday, 16 October 2009 00:37 | |||
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After three hours of deliberations which ended without a press conference, party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said on his blog www.ongteekeat.com that he had asked secretary-general Datuk Wong Foon Meng to call for an EGM/AGM under Article 30.1 for the central delegates to decide if there should be polls to elect CC members. The EGM must be called within 30 days of Ong issuing the notice but the period can be shortened to seven days in urgent cases. Ong, who has not tendered his resignation, said he had proposed a fresh round of polls to seek fresh mandate from the party as the outcome of last Saturday’s EGM was inconclusive and showed that the grassroots were divided. “The best way out of this situation is to seek the re-affirmation of the MCA leadership. “However, any hope for fresh polls were dashed because certain quarters are worried that I would renege on my words and decide to stay as the party president. This is absolutely baseless,” said Ong, adding that the disciplinary action (against Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek) was a collective decision of the presidential council and CC. “Hence the onus and responsibility is not on me alone but collectively,” he said. Ong, who chaired the meeting, also announced that Liow was appointed to fill the position of deputy president after deliberations by the CC. “I still have a long list of unfinished business involving the party and public interests, like the direct election of party president and the Port Klang Free Zone issue. It is my wish to see such issues addressed without any disruption,” said Ong, adding that it was not his intention to stand in the way of his colleagues’ political ascend. Liow, who looked grim after the three-hour meeting, refused to take any questions from the press. According to sources, Liow and vice-president Datuk Kong Cho Ha were proposed as deputy president but Kong declined. The CC then agreed on Liow’s appointment. Earlier, a group of about 500 supporters showed their support for Ong by asking him to stay as president. Shouts of “president please stay” greeted him when he arrived at the party headquarters to attend the meeting.
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