DAP to vote for new leadership on March 20

 

DAP national organising secretary Loke Siew Fook says all delegates must attend the national congress in person to vote for the new central executive committee.

PETALING JAYA: DAP will be holding its national congress on March 20, where delegates will be voting for the next line-up of the party’s central leadership.

DAP national organising secretary Loke Siew Fook said the congress will be held at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam, Selangor.

The Registrar of Societies (RoS) had previously allowed the congress to be postponed because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, with the party told to hold its convention before March 31, 2022.

“All delegates eligible to attend the congress must be physically present to vote for DAP’s central executive committee (CEC) and other meeting agendas while complying with all SOPs set by the health ministry and national security council,” Loke said in a statement.

The election will also see the delegates electing a new secretary-general, with Lim Guan Eng currently serving his third and final term in the post.

Loke, the Seremban MP and former transport minister, is the favourite to succeed Lim.

Perak DAP chairman and Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Batu Gajah MP V Sivakumar are the three deputy secretaries-general in the current CEC.