MCA delegates today rejected a resolution to overturn a previous party decision to bar members from accepting cabinet positions.
Of the 2,199 delegates present at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) today, 1,090 voted against the resolution while 1,080 voted for it. There were 18 spoilt votes.
This means that the resolution was defeated by a mere 10 vote majority and it was decided with only 49.5 percent of the votes cast.
Meanwhile, delegates also rejected a resolution to censure MCA deputy president Liow Tiong Lai for his alleged failures during the general election and his antics immediately after.
This means that while Liow escaped censure, his attempts to steer the party towards accepting government positions - thereby allowing him to re-join the federal cabinet - was also thwarted.
However, the party also voted in favour of two other resolutions that will allow the party to accept other positions such as senatorships, GLC positions, state government positions and village head positions.
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