Barisan Nasional (BN) members of parliament have finished their meeting regarding the issue of government formation and the nomination of the 10th Prime Minister, whether to support Pakatan Harapan (PH), Perikatan Nasional (PN) or become the opposition in the Dewan Rakyat.
Several Members of Parliament who were approached by media personnel to comment on the outcome of the over an hour long meeting, however, kept their mouths shut when asked if any Prime Ministerial candidates had been decided to be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before 2pm this afternoon.
MCA president who is also Ayer Hitam Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, who left Menara Dato' Onn here, did not make any statement to the media and continued to get into his vehicle and leave.
The same was the reaction of Tanjung Piai Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng, when asked if he signed a letter of declaration (SD) supporting any Member of Parliament's name as a candidate for Prime Minister.
'Ask the president (MCA)," he said concisely when going out with Wee.
Earlier, MCA Secretary General Datuk Choon Sin Woon said the meeting had ended and an official statement would be issued by BN today.
Barisan leaders at World Trade Centre for supreme council meet
Tuesday, 22 Nov 2022 12:59 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Several Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders began arriving at the Umno headquarters at Menara Dato' Onn, World Trade Centre (WTC) here to attend the BN supreme council meeting.
Up until 11.15am those seen were Umno vice president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon and MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan
Sabah BN and Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, MCA secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon and Melaka BN chairman also Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh and two other members Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias were also present.
Today's meeting is important to determine BN's stance on whether to be on Pakatan Harapan (PH) or Perikatan Nasional (PN) side to secure a simple majority to form a government.
Based on the official results announced by the Election Commission (SPR) on Sunday morning, BN failed miserably in the 15th general election (GE15) winning only 30 seats while PH won 82 and PN 73.
With a hung parliament as no political party or coalition managed to get a simple majority to form the federal government, PH and PN need to find an alliance to form a new government.
Meanwhile, Jalaluddin when speaking to the media before the meeting, said that for now, BN has yet to decide on joining PH.
"I still hold on to the decision (stance) made by Umno and BN leaders earlier, that there must be no cooperation with PH. If we want to form a coalition government then we have to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM)," said the Jelebu MP. — Bernama
12:05pm: MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon said they had a "long and good discussion".
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) November 22, 2022
When probed about what the final decision was, he said "Let Barisan Nasional chairman make a statement, or sec-gen to make a statement. They'll discuss, they're meeting the MPs now." https://t.co/YM25u0nGuM pic.twitter.com/WALjJdESXi
