MELAKA: Core parties are still relevant to Malaysian politics to ensure the country’s political stability, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin(pix).
He said the absence of a core party would lead to disloyalty with party hopping and this would make it difficult to maintain the political stability of the country or state.
âSecondly, there will be a lot of âbargainingâ, a lot of âgive and takeâ to the point that important matters based on the partyâs struggles cannot be implemented because there is no core party.
âFor that reason, Umno needs to contest more than 14 or 15 seats so that it can be the core party, if there is no core party there can be no stability, this is what the people of Melaka have to decide…â he said in the âGegau Melakaâ programme streamed on BN COMMSâ Facebook page yesterday.
He was responding to claims that Barisan Nasional (BN) was trying to take on the âbig brotherâ role by moving solo in the Melaka state election.
In denying this claim, Khaled said BN only wanted to restore political stability in Melaka specifically and the country generally, through a core party approach.
In the election on Nov 20, BN will be contesting in all 28 seats, with Umno contesting in 20 seats, MCA seven and MIC one.
Of that number, 24 candidates or 86 per cent are new faces with only four incumbents retained. –Bernama
