MCA State Chairman/ 贯彻民主，从州主席开始

I am inclined to agree with Tan Sri Ting Chew Peh’s call that MCA’s state chairman should be by election. MCA needs to re-look at the party constitution and amend the constitution to enable the state liaison chairman to be elected by designated members in the state rather than appointed by the President. This will ensure that the state chairman will reflect the wish of the members in the state through democratic process. Leaders of state Youth and Wanita are also by election. The parent body should follow the same democratic process.

State chairman have considerable influence in recommending at state level with regards to the nomination of councilors for local government and also the candidates for general election.

Hence, it’s only fair that the state chairman is by election that:
i. state chairman shall be elected by the elected committee members of MCA Division, that is Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Vice Chairmen, the 10 elected committee members;
ii. In order for the youth and wanita to have a say in this election, youth and wanita will also participate in this election and will be represented by Chairman, Deputy Chairman and the vice chairmen.

The state liaison committee shall than consist of the state chairman, divisional chairmen, youth and wanita chairman, senators, both the elected people’s representatives at state and federal level.

This will make the leadership more democratic and accountable to its members, rather than this direct appointment by the President.

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马华元老兼前总秘书丹斯里陈祖排日前受媒体访问时指，马华各州联委会主席一职应由党员通过选举推选而出。

我同意他的号召。马华应该检讨和修改党章，让各州马华党员推选一主去领导他们，而不是由总会长委任。目前，各州马青团长和妇女组主席皆由基层投选，因此州母体也应该贯彻此民主精神，赋权党员在新届改选中投选他们的州主席，这样才能反映和照顾到基层的意愿。

州主席拥有一定的影响和权力向中央推举地方政府的县市议员以及大选候选人人选。因此，州主席应该由各州的基层代表进行投选，而这项选举必须贯彻以下两点，对党员才算公平：

1. 州主席须由票选的区会执委（即区会主席、署理主席、副主席及10位票选委员）投选
2. 马青州分团和妇女组也应被赋权参与投选，由团长、署理团长、副团长、主席、署理主席和副主席代表投选

至于州联委会执委阵容应概括所有票选的代表，即州主席、马青州分团团长、妇女组州主席、区会主席、上议员以及国州议员。

相对于由总会长委任，票选州主席一策能使马华各州的领导层体现真正的民主作风，对基层而言也更具公信力。