Single multi-racial party the way forward, says political author

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PETALING JAYA: Political author Lim Teck Ghee says a single multi-racial party could be a game changer to the current state of politics in Malaysia which he claims is deeply-rooted in race and religion.

He claimed that the coalition party system has not worked, and will not work in uniting Malaysians.

“What is needed is not the formation of new political hybrids and hydras based on racial or religious membership and interest and in which national interest has become secondary.

“What is required instead is a new approach with component parties (in a coalition) dissolving themselves and setting up a new single multi-racial party,” he said during a book launch yesterday.

Lim said for a single multi-racial party to exist, two ingredients were needed.

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Coalitions are better for Malaysia, says PKR’s Wong Chen

PETALING JAYA: Coalition politics is better for Malaysia instead of a single multiracial party which, as a dominant party, would not be good for any democracy, according to Subang MP Wong Chen.

He said coalitions had always been part of Malaysia’s political history, as they provided the public with the freedom to choose the path they want.

A coalition of many parties was likely to happen because the north, south, east, and west regions of the Peninsula, and Sabah and Sarawak, all had their own concerns.

“This is a wonderful thing about Malaysia. It makes us diverse and flexible in dealing with the world in terms of doing business with Indonesians, Indians and the Chinese. We have it all,” he told FMT.

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