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Factionalism To Drag MCA Down

March 2010 | Political Risk Analysis

We believe the election of Chua Soi Lek as president of the Malaysian Chinese Association, a junior partner of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, will do little to restore its support among ethnic Chinese voters. Indeed, infighting as well as its leader's past involvement in a sex scandal is likely to weight on the popular appeal of the party.

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