DAP is set to implement institutional reforms by its next national congress, says party secretary-general Anthony Loke.
Speaking at DAP’s national congress on Sunday (March 16), Loke said the planned changes include amendments to the party’s constitution to reform the election process for central executive committee (CEC) members.
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Speaking at DAP’s national congress on Sunday (March 16), Loke said the planned changes include amendments to the party’s constitution to reform the election process for central executive committee (CEC) members.
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00:00The Speaker of the House of Representatives has called for a meeting to be held online.
00:05And I have also noticed that there are some problems that may arise in the future.
00:14We see around the world, all political parties have internal problems.
00:21One of the sources is in terms of candidate elections.
00:27Because right now, we want to have more than 100 seats.
00:31But there are only 1,500 candidates.
00:35Maybe 3,000.
00:37We only want to elect more than 100 candidates.
00:40So of course, there will be arguments when they are not elected.
00:46And I have seen that these symptoms are starting to grow in our party.
00:53That is why, as a senior student, I cannot let this disease become a pandemic.
01:00Before it becomes a pandemic, there must be a vaccine injected in our party.
01:07That is why I want to bring changes and reforms in our party.
01:14First, we must create a systematic and transparent mechanism to evaluate candidates.
01:22Let everyone know why they are elected or not.
01:30There is a system of evaluation.
01:32Of course, the highest leadership must make a decision.
01:36But the decision must be based on a system of evaluation that all parties must accept.
01:44Second, I want to announce that we want to institute a candidate election authority in our party.
01:58Of course, this involves a change in our party.
02:02We will not make a change today.
02:04We need to discuss and find the best mechanism.
02:12And in the next 18 months, this is one of the tasks that must be completed by the new executive power.
02:22And bring it back for the party to move to the National Convention in 2026.
02:3018 months from now.
02:33Second, I want to propose that we establish new positions in the CEC structure and include them in the party.
02:48Because we have a lot of leaders now.
02:52We need to specialise their tasks and roles.
02:56Third, I want to propose that the leadership of the DAP should be labelled as non-voters or abstain from voting.
03:06I propose that the leadership of the DAP should be included in the party.
03:12And this position must be appointed by those who are not members of the administration when the party is in the government.
03:21This means that the minister and his subordinates cannot hold the position of the minister.
03:28So after the CEC, I am sorry but we need to elect a new head of parliament.
03:35Because he has become a very busy minister.
03:40He has to take care of many people.
03:42He has to take care of building houses.
03:44He has to take care of bombs.
03:45So he has to take care of the head of parliament and let others take care of him.
03:49And he has to represent the party to declare the party's position without fear or favour in the parliament.
03:58So that there will be diversity.
04:01This must be instituted in the party's institution.
04:04Second, strategic leadership.
04:07We know that one of our colleagues from the DAP has strategic leadership.
04:14So when we have a meeting, sometimes Dato' Saifuddin asks me who has strategic leadership.
04:20Our strategist is usually Liu Cintong.
04:24But he is not an official position.
04:26So this strategic leadership must be instituted.
04:30Likewise, now we are involved in the disbanding of the foundation of the government.
04:36So the party must have a better system.
04:42So that we can discuss and discuss the foundations that the government wants to implement.
04:50So that it is not opposed to the principles of party struggle.
04:54So the foundation will be established.
04:58And fourth, to ensure that the DAP is always ready for the election.
05:05We want to have an official election committee in the party's institution.
05:12Next, the DAP is a progressive party.
05:16We raise the women's seat.
05:19Today, I want to propose that the DAP women's leader will be appointed as a permanent member in the election committee.
05:29Because women always say, this is the man who chooses the candidate.
05:37Not considering women.
05:40We put the women's leader.
05:42Sitting in the election committee.